Vocabulary/Spelling Study and Testing Module

Vocabulary/Spelling Study and Testing Module

by justmelat freeman -
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Hi

Has anyone considered adding a vocabulary/spelling  study and testing module?  Don't confuse this with the glossary.  I have come across two apps to help my daughter on her spelling tests (http://www.spellingmadesimple.com/ and http://www.wordcommand.com/) .

The applications are great, but I was thinking, it would be wonderful for my school if I could use one of these apps for the students to study and then the techers use them to test the students.  The apps have tousands of vocabulary words, their definations and word usage, and there is an audio feature, so the words are pronounced for the student, then he/she spells them out and the app then grades them.

I want to removed as must manual grading from my teachers are possible.  This would be an awesome feature and would endure this application to more elementary, middle and high schools.

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Re: Vocabulary/Spelling Study and Testing Module

by Don Hinkelman -
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Hi Justmelat,

I think everyone at Moodle for Language Teaching would agree with your idea. A fun, automated, game-like way to progress through the tedium of spelling/vocabulary is really needed. To do this requires funding, cheerleading and perseverance. You might convince Matthew Whelpton to do it at COVCELL or get your own funding and have someone like Jamie build a flash interface. I estimate it would take about US$10,000 to do it right.
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Re: Vocabulary/Spelling Study and Testing Module

by justmelat freeman -
i can almost how this could work coded in php only. l have to think through the audio part.  I am getting so in to this.  I may try coding it myself.
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Re: Vocabulary/Spelling Study and Testing Module

by justmelat freeman -
Do you have aspell installed?  current version .60? If so is your system Windows and Unix?  Let me take alook it. 
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