Computer Applications and Research Utilization of Retrospective Miscue Analysis [microform] / John W. Woodley.
Retrospective Miscue Analysis (RMA) is an effective instructional procedure in which a group of readers listen to tape recordings of oral readings. A group member may stop the tape whenever a miscue is identified. The miscue is then analyzed by answering questions about the miscue. RMA can be easily...
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| Summary: | Retrospective Miscue Analysis (RMA) is an effective instructional procedure in which a group of readers listen to tape recordings of oral readings. A group member may stop the tape whenever a miscue is identified. The miscue is then analyzed by answering questions about the miscue. RMA can be easily adapted for use with microcomputers or for educational research by using unambiguous yes-no questions about each miscue. An RMA program for Apple computers has been developed and used with preservice teachers in a college setting to analyze the oral reading of children. The analysis was done out of class, which was beneficial because it kept the researcher's presence from interfering with the research, and it kept the activity from occupying class time. Other beneficial aspects of RMA on computer are that the questions presented on the screen can be varied according to the research needs (for example, strategic use of ambiguous questions can be employed), and that the order of questions can easily be varied. The benefits of RMA as a research tool are not the product of the analysis, but the process through which the subjects go in conducting the analysis. In contrast to the tests available, RMA provides data regarding the reader's awareness of reading behaviors and strategies used or not used during the reading process. To date, the value of computer use in RMA is unclear in either instruction or research. If RMA is to serve as a research tool of value, that value will be an extension of the work already completed or in studies which use RMA in a completely different manner. (References are appended). (SKC) |
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| Item Description: | ERIC Document Number: ED285121. |
| Physical Description: | 13 pages. |
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