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Click on a topic to learn more about how to use ReadingSpace, or just scroll down the web page to read the topics in order. Students should take the Pretests first. The Pretests assess your current skill level. A rejoinder follows each answer to examine whether you've answered correctly or need further practice. After you have completed the Pretests, use the Practice Tests to enhance your reading skills. The practice tests allow you to identify and develop 10 essential skills. Take advantage of the helpful hints and suggestions that accompany each question to learn effective reading strategies. Finally, the Mastery Tests allow you to determine if you understand how to apply the tips provided during the Practice Tests. As in the previous sections, you'll have the advantage of rejoinders that evaluate the accuracy of each answer.
Each test in ReadingSpace begins with a short reading. Read the material carefully, then answer the series of questions that follow. To answer multiple choice and true/false questions, simply click on the answer you think is correct. You may change your mind as many times as you like. If you decide to change your answer, just click on the answer you think is correct. Your first selection will be cleared, and your new answer will be selected. To answer the essay questions, enter your essay in the text box beneath the essay question. To begin writing, place your mouse arrow over the text box and click once. A flashing cursor will now be inside the text box and you can begin typing. Type as if you were working on a word processor or a typewriter. Don't worry about the size of the text box and try to make your lines fit inside of it—it will automatically scroll your writing down to the next line. If you need to go back and look at parts of your answer that are no longer visible in the text box, use the scrollbar on the right-hand side of the text box to move the text into view. The top arrow button scrolls the text up toward the beginning; the bottom arrow scrolls the text down toward the end.
Sending
Your Answers to Your Instructor
Once you've finished one of the ReadingSpace
tests, you need to send your answers to your instructor. At
the bottom of each web page, you'll see a button labeled Submit
Quiz. It looks like this:
Press this button when you are finished filling in your answers.
You will be forwarded to a new web page that lists the questions and
your answers to them. At the bottom of this page are two buttons:
If you want to email your answers to your instructor, press the Email to Instructor button. You will be forwarded to a new web page where you will be asked for some information before you can email your quiz. Enter Information You
will be asked to enter your name, your instructor's name, and the
name of the class or course you are taking into text
boxes. You will also be asked to enter your email address and
your instructor's email address.
What
if I Don't Have an Email Address? If
you don't have an email address of your own, don't worry.
Notice the option buttons below the text boxes. They
look like this:
If
you don't have an email address of your own, simply select
Send only to instructor by clicking on the option
button next to it. Only your instructor will receive the
completed quiz. HTML
or Text? You'll
also notice option buttons that allow you to choose between
Send as text and Send as HTML. Unless
your instructor has specifically asked you to send your quiz as
HTML, leave this option Send as text. One
Last Confirmation When
you've entered all the appropriate information, press the
Confirm Email button. You will be forwarded to a
confirmation web page that provides a summary of both the email
addresses and the quiz. Review the email addresses to make
sure they are correct. Use the
Back button to return to earlier web pages if you need to
make changes. When
you're ready to send the email, return to this confirmation web page
and hit the Send Email button. How
to Get Back Home You
will be forwarded to one more summary web page that looks much like the
last web page, except that it announces Email Sent. You'll also notice a hyperlink in the center of the web page: ReadingSpace Home. Click on this to return to the opening page of the ReadingSpace website. Print
Your Quiz
Enter Information
If you pressed the Print Quiz button, you will be
forwarded to a new web page, where you will be asked to enter your name,
your instructor's name, and the name of the class or course you are
taking into one-line text boxes.
When you are done, press the Go to Printable Page
button. The
Printable Page
You will be forwarded to a web page that has your quiz and your
answers formatted for easy printing. Click your browser's
Print Button, located on the same toolbar as the
Back and Forward buttons.
Depending on what browser you use, the web page may start printing
straight away, or a print dialog box may open. If the dialog box
opens, select the printer you want to use and enter the number of copies
you would like to print, then hit the Print button. It's
important to understand that you cannot save your answers to your
hard drive or floppy disk. If you don't print or email your
answers when you are done, and you happen to close your browser,
you will lose your answers. Technical support is available at http://college.hmco.com/how/how_techsupp.html. Clicking on the Tech Support link at the bottom of every ReadingSpace page will display technical support information. | ||||
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