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  I-D Word identification quiz v. 3  
    Identify words buried in a jumble - "xszwordgjzp" (==> xszwordgjzp)

HOW ACTIVITY WORKS
  • Teacher uses own words or let program choose randomly within a frequency level
  • Learner uses form-memory + gapped concordance lines to smart-guess words
  • Learner uses mouse or trackpad to select word from letters

    LINKAGE

  • ID-Word also loads as an option from
    1. List_Learn (from red box)
    2. All Random Word [1], and
    3. Hypertext 1+2 (from wordbox)
    BENEFITS
    Provides challenging amusement, integrates form+meaning, motivates context exploration/integration, strengthens memory for word forms, builds awareness about 'What can be a word in this language?' and others

    HOW TO BUILD
    1. Type a simple one_word title              
    2. Specify a URL users can return to      
    3. Choose a corpus for gapped clues    

  • Read a research study from Japan involving this activity here

    4. Paste or type sets of about 20 words in here
    or click in demo => 1k | 2k | AWL | French or from Randomizers Classic | BNC | BNC-Coca | BNC-Coca Mini (100-wds) | or French Fr_5

        5. Click >>


    Idea from P. Meara; used in PET-2000 (1997); as described in Breadth & Depth (1998, bottom); revived Oct 08 by popular demand; Saver Sept 09; cross-platform 2011.