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A Content Analysis of Reading Software Commercially Available for Pre-K to 3rd Grade Children. (open access)

A Content Analysis of Reading Software Commercially Available for Pre-K to 3rd Grade Children.

The purpose of this qualitative study was to investigate the content and characteristics of the currently available commercial reading software for Pre-K through third grade children. The design of the study was a content analysis. Based on the evaluation rubric established by the researcher, ten commercial reading software were selected to be analyzed. By reviewing and transcribing, the data were obtained, and then coded, categorized, and interpreted. The findings from the analysis revealed that all reading software programs offered exercised for practicing basic phonics skills; the alphabetic principle, letter-sound association, word knowledge, sentence building, and reading comprehension. Depending on the software developers, phonics-based practice was presented in two ways; separate skill-based practice emphasis and storybook-reading emphasis. All software programs utilized drill-and-practice, direct instruction and mastery learning methods and utilized gaming strategies to motivate and engage the learners. Multimedia technology was used to make the software more appealing. All reading software programs were developed on the perspectives that view learning to read as the continuum of a child's oral language development and background experience about words. It is recommended that parents and teachers review and select the software based on reliable information sources, use the software as supplementary practice based on …
Date: May 2002
Creator: Nakjan, Sutat
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Reference Model for an Open Archival Information System (OAIS) (open access)

Reference Model for an Open Archival Information System (OAIS)

This document is a technical Recommendation for use in developing a broader consensus on what is required for an archive to provide permanent, or indefinite long-term, preservation of digital information. This Recommendation establishes a common framework of terms and concepts which comprise an Open Archival information System (OAIS). It allows existing and future archives to be more meaningfully compared and contrasted. It provides a basis for further standardization within an archival context and it should promote greater vendor awareness of, and support of, archival requirements. Through the process of normal evolution, it is expected that expansion, deletion, or modification of this document may occur. This Recommendation is therefore subject to CCSDS document management and change control procedures which are defined in Procedures Manual for the Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems. Current versions of CCSDS documents are maintained at the CCSDS Web site: http://www.ccsds.org/
Date: January 2002
Creator: CCSDS Secretariat, Program Integration Division (Code M-3), National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Dallas Voice (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 16, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 15, 2002 (open access)

Dallas Voice (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 16, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 15, 2002

Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state, and national news and advertising of interest to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) community.
Date: August 15, 2002
Creator: Vercher, Dennis
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The UNT Digital Library
Dallas Voice (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 39, Ed. 1 Friday, January 18, 2002 (open access)

Dallas Voice (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 39, Ed. 1 Friday, January 18, 2002

Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state, and national news and advertising of interest to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) community.
Date: January 18, 2002
Creator: Vercher, Dennis
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The UNT Digital Library
Dallas Voice (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 48, Ed. 1 Friday, March 22, 2002 (open access)

Dallas Voice (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 48, Ed. 1 Friday, March 22, 2002

Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state, and national news and advertising of interest to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) community.
Date: March 22, 2002
Creator: Vercher, Dennis
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The UNT Digital Library
2002 Alan Ross Texas Freedom Parade footage captions transcript

2002 Alan Ross Texas Freedom Parade footage

Video footage of the 19th annual Dallas Gay Pride Parade, the 2002 Alan Ross Texas Freedom Parade.
Date: 2002
Creator: Bucher, Terry
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Dallas Voice (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 47, Ed. 1 Friday, March 15, 2002 (open access)

Dallas Voice (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 47, Ed. 1 Friday, March 15, 2002

Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state, and national news and advertising of interest to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) community.
Date: March 15, 2002
Creator: Vercher, Dennis
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The UNT Digital Library
Dallas Voice (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 41, Ed. 1 Friday, February 1, 2002 (open access)

Dallas Voice (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 41, Ed. 1 Friday, February 1, 2002

Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state, and national news and advertising of interest to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) community.
Date: February 1, 2002
Creator: Vercher, Dennis
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The UNT Digital Library
Rains County Leader (Emory, Tex.), Vol. 115, No. 12, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 27, 2002 (open access)

Rains County Leader (Emory, Tex.), Vol. 115, No. 12, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 27, 2002

Weekly newspaper from Emory, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 27, 2002
Creator: Hill, Earl Clyde, Jr.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas Voice (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 49, Ed. 1 Friday, March 29, 2002 (open access)

Dallas Voice (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 49, Ed. 1 Friday, March 29, 2002

Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state, and national news and advertising of interest to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) community.
Date: March 29, 2002
Creator: Vercher, Dennis
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The UNT Digital Library
Polk Directory of the City of Abilene, June 2002 (open access)

Polk Directory of the City of Abilene, June 2002

Directory for Abilene, Texas includes address listings for businesses and individuals as well as advertisements from local businesses. The directory includes seven sections: an alphabetical list of names of residents and businesses, a business section, and a numerical telephone directory, a directory of street address, a map section, a "movers and shakers" section (top 25% of the community based on professional achievement and income), and a demographic summary section.
Date: 2002
Creator: Polk Directories
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

Development, Validation, and Evaluation of a Continuous, Real-time, Bivalve Biomonitoring System

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A biological monitoring tool to assess water quality using bivalve gape behavior was developed and demonstrated. The purpose of this work was to develop methodologies for screening water quality appropriate to the goals of the watershed paradigm. A model of bivalve gape behavior based on prediction of behavior using autoregressive techniques was the foundation of the bivalve biomonitoring system. Current technology was used in developing the system to provide bivalve gape state data in a continuous real-time manner. A laboratory version of the system, including data collection and analysis hardware and software, was developed for use as a toxicological assay for determination of effective concentrations of toxicant(s) or other types of stress on bivalve gape behavior. Corbicula fluminea was monitored and challenged with copper, zinc, and chlorpyrifos using the system. Effective concentrations of 176±23µg/L copper, 768±412µg/L zinc, and 68µg/L chlorpyrifos were observed using a natural water with high dissolved organic carbon concentrations. A rugged field version of the bivalve biomonitoring system was developed and deployed in two locations. The field systems were fitted with a photovoltaic array, a single board computer, and a CDPD telemetry modem for robust remote operation. Data were telemetered at a time relevant rate of once …
Date: December 2002
Creator: Allen, H. Joel
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library