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Download and expand the Virtual Moving Window file that is appropriate for your computer (vmw.zip for PCs, vmw.sit for Macs).

The compressed file will expand into 92 text files, one executable file, and the Director 8 source code should you wish to make changes to the program.

The 92 text files break down as follows:
8 files beginning with the letter C - These are Comprehension Questions
24 files beginning with the letter E
28 files beginning with the letter F
24 files beginning with the letter M

There are 4 tests, each one presenting the content of the files named above in a specific order, LIST1.TXT has the presentation order for Test 1, LIST2.TXT for Test 2 and so on.

PRACTICE.TXT has the order for the Practice portion of the test.

When the executable is run, the first thing it does is read in LIST1, LIST2, LIST3, LIST4, and the PRACTICE list. When the subject selects a test, the program reads in the text files in their proper order for that test.

The program first displays the practice test, and on completion, displays the selected test.

When the test is finished, the subject is told to notify the moderator.

THE MODERATOR MUST PRESS THE "C" KEY TO CONTINUE.

When the Moderator presses the C key, the program writes out the test results into a text file formatted as a Comma Separated Value (.CSV) file. These results are stored in the same folder at the executable and are named <test subject #>_<random 3 digit number>.CSV

The results can then be easily imported into any spreadsheet analysis program (such as Excel).

The results contain the test subject number, the time and date the test was begun, the name of the file the subject was shown (in sequence) and the time (in milliseconds) the subject took to read each segment (in order).

You can change the tests by either altering the existing files or adding in your own. These files are Director lists, so you MUST maintain the formatting (start with [, put quotes around each string, separate strings with a comma, and close with a ]).

 
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