NCSeT News
Meetings of the NCSeT Technical Review Board will be held at the upcoming CEC and AERA Conferences.
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Dr. Carol Kennedy presents at the Celebration of Teaching and Learning in NYC.
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Using 3D Virtual Worlds for teaching and learning |
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The National Center for Supported Electronic Text
About NCSeT
The National Center for Supported eText (NCSeT) is a federally funded research center investigating the impact of "supported electronic text" (or supported etext) on students' reading comprehension of content area material. Current funding for NCSeT is through a five-year cooperative agreement with the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) in the U.S. Department of Education. NCSeT is directed collaboratively by Dr. Lynne Anderson-Inman at the University of Oregon and Dr. Judith Zorfass at Education Development Center (EDC) in Newton, MA. NCSeT supports a community of research teams across the country. In addition to teams at EDC and the University of Oregon, NCSeT sponsors supported etext research at Michigan State University, University of Georgia, University of Kentucky, Ohio State University, Fordham University, and Collier County School District, FL.
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University of Georgia
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 In our studies at the University of Georgia with students with mild to moderate intellectual disabilities, we used an interactive computer-based program to teach students how to develop a graphic organizer in order to help them better comprehend recipes presented to them in e-text format.
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 Education Development Center in Newton, MA is continuing its work in the coming year with a research study to investigate the impact on the social studies content knowledge of middle school students using online reference tools (Visual Thesaurus and Merriam-Webster Online) in conjunction with research-based reading strategy instruction. |
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University of Kentucky
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During the 2008-9 school year, the research group at the University of Kentucky will conduct a new study of the use of Read & Write Gold in two Kentucky school districts. The study will look at how to increase student access to the general curriculum through increased availability and use of ETEXT technology with the anticipated outcome of gains in reading comprehension and student achievement. |
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About the Database
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 The NCSeT Staff at the University of Oregon is working to expand the references cited in the Research Literature Database. Since August, 139 references have been added, using a combination keyword searches and direct examination of 12 journals.
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Ohio State
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As technology continues to change the skills needed to navigate the 21st century, schools are being challenged to promote technology supported learning; integrate technology-based assessments; and ensure that both teachers and students are literate in information computer technologies. In the coming year the NCSeT Research Team at Ohio State University will examine the effects of guided notes and ClickSpeak screen reader software on academic achievement of a sophomore class of students with disabilities enrolled in an English resource room. |
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Fordham University
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 The NCSeT Research group at Fordham University has just completed a pilot study of a biology text with high school students who are classified as LD, are ESL/ELL with Spanish as their first language.
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Related Work on Supported eText
Teachers’ Domain site provides supported learning modules and resources for the K-12 classroom.
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California senate approves bill that would give schools the ability to spend budget money on electronic textbooks.
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Missouri College makes the switch to electronic textbooks.
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