CRI Dictation & Practice Material Development 2

Question 1

In the context of court reporting dictation materials, what does 'syllabic intensity' measure?

Accepted Answer

The average number of syllables per word in a passage

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The speed at which a dictator reads the material aloud

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The ratio of steno strokes to finished English words

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The phonetic difficulty of individual letter combinations

Question 2

Which type of dictation material is most appropriate for students practicing at the 180 WPM level?

Accepted Answer

Legal Q&A testimony with objections and colloquy

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Children's literary passages with simple sentence structure

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General-interest news articles at a moderate vocabulary level

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Highly specialized medical dictation with Latin terminology

Question 3

How should a court reporting instructor vary dictation material types to maximize student skill development?

Accepted Answer

Rotate between literary, jury charge, and Q&A material throughout training

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Repeat the same passage until the student achieves perfect accuracy

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Focus exclusively on one dictation style each semester

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Use only materials published in approved court reporting textbooks

Question 4

What is the purpose of 'cold dictation' in court reporting training?

Accepted Answer

Dictation of material the student has never seen or practiced before

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Dictation performed without any microphone or amplification equipment

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Slow warm-up dictation at the start of each class session

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Pre-recorded dictation rather than material read live by the instructor

Question 5

When instructors create their own dictation materials, which copyright principle must they observe?

Accepted Answer

Instructors must obtain permission or create original content to avoid copyright infringement

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All published works can be used freely for educational purposes under any circumstance

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Public court transcripts are always freely available and may be reproduced without restriction

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Dictation materials used in classroom settings are exempt from all copyright protection

Question 6

Which NCRA certification test requires candidates to write a 5-minute dictation at a designated speed with 95% accuracy?

Accepted Answer

The Registered Professional Reporter (RPR) skills component

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The CRI written knowledge examination

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The Notary Public certification process

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The Certified CART Provider (CCP) written test

Question 7

What is the recommended minimum frequency of dictation practice sessions per week for a student to progress effectively in court reporting training?

Accepted Answer

Three to five sessions per week

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One session per week

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Two sessions per week

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Brief sessions of no more than ten minutes daily