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Category
5: Publishing
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Urban
Dreams Teachers
N=68 |
Non
Urban Dreams Teachers N=45 |
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Yes |
%
Yes |
No |
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No |
Yes |
%
Yes |
No |
%
No |
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General Knowledge and Skills |
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I
can define publishing terms (i.e. page layout, stories, fields, etc.). |
38 |
54.3 |
32 |
45.7 |
22 |
48.9 |
23 |
51.1 |
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I
know how to open, save, print and delete a document. |
64 |
91.4 |
6 |
8.6 |
40 |
88.9 |
5 |
11.1 |
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I
know how to access and use program Help. |
53 |
75.7 |
17 |
24.3 |
34 |
75.6 |
11 |
24.4 |
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I
preview documents to identify layout problems. |
46 |
65.7 |
24 |
34.3 |
29 |
64.4 |
16 |
35.6 |
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I
regularly use basic proofing tools (i.e. spell check, grammar check,
etc.). |
57 |
81.4 |
13 |
18.6 |
36 |
80.0 |
9 |
20.0 |
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I
know how to navigate in a large document. |
49 |
70.0 |
21 |
30.0 |
30 |
66.7 |
15 |
33.3 |
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I
know how to find and replace text within a document. |
55 |
78.6 |
15 |
21.4 |
30 |
66.7 |
15 |
33.3 |
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I
know how to save text documents in other file formats (i.e. TXT, HTML,
RTF, etc.). |
47 |
67.1 |
23 |
32.9 |
20 |
44.4 |
25 |
55.6 |
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Communication through
Printed Media |
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I
can identify types of publishing software (i.e. word processing, page
layout, image/graphics, etc.). |
44 |
63.8 |
25 |
36.2 |
28 |
62.2 |
17 |
37.8 |
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I
know how to create a new document. |
62 |
89.9 |
7 |
10.1 |
38 |
84.4 |
7 |
15.6 |
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I
know how to change the document set-up. |
52 |
75.4 |
17 |
24.6 |
31 |
68.9 |
14 |
31.1 |
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I
know how to create and modify headers and footers. |
49 |
71.0 |
20 |
29.0 |
23 |
51.1 |
22 |
48.9 |
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I
know how to control page numberings. |
51 |
73.9 |
18 |
26.1 |
26 |
57.8 |
19 |
42.2 |
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I
know how to change page tabs, margins, and indents. |
50 |
72.5 |
19 |
27.5 |
29 |
64.4 |
16 |
35.6 |
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I
understand elements of basic design (i.e. white space, page layout,
etc.) |
46 |
66.7 |
23 |
33.3 |
22 |
48.9 |
23 |
51.1 |
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I
know how to change text alignment/justification. |
48 |
69.6 |
21 |
30.4 |
32 |
71.1 |
13 |
28.9 |
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I
know how to copy, cut, and paste text and graphics. |
62 |
89.9 |
7 |
10.1 |
32 |
71.1 |
13 |
28.9 |
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I
know how to change typefaces, font size, and other text attributes. |
59 |
85.5 |
10 |
14.5 |
38 |
84.4 |
7 |
15.6 |
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I
know how to incorporate clip art. |
49 |
71.0 |
20 |
29.0 |
29 |
64.4 |
16 |
35.6 |
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I
know how to use suitable size, style, and number of fonts. |
54 |
78.3 |
15 |
21.7 |
36 |
80.0 |
9 |
20.0 |
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I
know how to create a simple shape graphic. |
45 |
65.2 |
24 |
34.8 |
21 |
46.7 |
24 |
53.3 |
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I
know how to edit line and shape, style, and fill. |
47 |
68.1 |
22 |
31.9 |
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