AR vs SRC (formerly EB)

[KAREN DEFRANK <KDEFRANK@GLASSBORO.K12.NJ.US>]

One of the outstanding differences between Electronic Bookshelf and AR is
the number of questions available for each book's test.
AR gives the same ten questions to each child.  This allows savvy kids to
cheat (by sharing Q and A with others) and does not allow for any
re-testing.  A child could read an entire book, fail the test, and have to
start over with another book.  At the end
EBS -and I am assuming SRC - have 30 questions for each book.  Each quiz has
a randomly selected list of ten questions, and a child can take a re-test if
needed.
The information I received from Electronic Bookshelf said it was developed
by teachers.  AR was developed by a book publisher.

Karen DeFrank, LMS
Dorothy L. Bullock Elementary School
Glassboro, NJ  08028
kdefrank@glassboro.k12.nj.us

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