tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7691251033406320222.post537618419097209462..comments2024-03-26T04:19:38.862-07:00Comments on kitchen table math, the sequel: how many pronouns?Catherine Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03347093496361370174noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7691251033406320222.post-59728365115752665122012-10-30T09:41:46.544-07:002012-10-30T09:41:46.544-07:00ALl of that could be wrong --- I don't feel **...ALl of that could be wrong --- I don't feel ***confident*** this is true.<br /><br />BUT I feel pretty strongly that schools should have erred on the side of teaching formal grammar and sentence diagramming instead of on the side of grammar being 'caught not taught' etc.Catherine Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03347093496361370174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7691251033406320222.post-3105245835626437552012-10-30T09:40:43.960-07:002012-10-30T09:40:43.960-07:00And I would bet a small amount of money that one o...And I would bet a small amount of money that one of the reasons why sentence diagrams improve reading comprehension for complex academic text is that they make the invisible visible: they force conscious attention to function words.Catherine Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03347093496361370174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7691251033406320222.post-43213661048545643102012-10-30T09:39:52.924-07:002012-10-30T09:39:52.924-07:00I hypothesize that sentence diagrams are valuable ...I hypothesize that sentence diagrams are valuable -- possible INvaluable -- because they force conscious, focused attention to 'invisible' function words.<br /><br />I don't know whether that's true, but if I **had** to bet, I'd bet that sentence diagrams improve reading comprehension for complex academic text. Catherine Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03347093496361370174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7691251033406320222.post-43409619758145287302012-10-30T09:34:33.660-07:002012-10-30T09:34:33.660-07:00OK, here's a passage from Secret Life of Prono...OK, here's a passage from Secret Life of Pronouns:<br /><br />""Across hundreds of thousands of language samples, from books to blogs to everyday informal conversations..."<br /><br />He's been doing this research for something like 20 years.Catherine Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03347093496361370174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7691251033406320222.post-56684257569006610212012-10-30T09:32:49.951-07:002012-10-30T09:32:49.951-07:00oh my gosh!
I had a mental lapse!
That's right...oh my gosh!<br />I had a mental lapse!<br />That's right - I am speaking to INQUIRING MATH MINDS!<br />I'm guessing the statistic is significant - this is James Pennebaker's work. I wonder if I can find the answer quickly. I am SO beat (day-after-Hurricane Sandy) that I am now feeling Stuck to This Spot. <br />Which means that if my iPad is handy, I can probably figure out what Pennebaker's sample size is .....Catherine Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03347093496361370174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7691251033406320222.post-57318659308671492552012-10-30T08:37:12.864-07:002012-10-30T08:37:12.864-07:00How large was the sample analyzed? Is 1.5% actual...How large was the sample analyzed? Is 1.5% actually statistically significant? What is the margin of error.<br /><br />Inquiring math minds want to know!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com