interspersal
- noun
- /ˌɪntərˈspɜrsl/
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intercalación
- The interspersal of green spaces among the buildings made the city more enjoyable to walk through.
- interspersal procedure
- interspersal ratio
- interspersal assignments
Examples
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Thus, a total of 18 assignments (six control, six 1:1 interspersal, and six 1:3 interspersal assignments) were constructed for this study.
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The teacher used interspersal to mix easy and difficult math problems throughout the assessment.
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Two applied concerns have been raised regarding such a high ratio of interspersal.
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A review of the answer sheets revealed 0% of the students attempted only the interspersal problems.
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Additionally, we only employed three different interspersal ratios.
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Researchers should consider conducting studies investigating the effects of other interspersal ratios on student performance.
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The current study showed that the additive interspersal procedure can be used to increase student accuracy on mathematics problems.
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On the written assignments, target problem accuracy levels were significantly higher on the 1:1 ratio assignments relative to the no interspersal assignments.
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For example, no studies of the additive interspersal procedure have been conducted with students with ADD/ADHD.
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In the current study, the linear relationship between interspersal ratios and target problem accuracy levels on the written assignments supports these theories.
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Synonyms
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Placing a person or thing between others
Placing different things among others so they are spread out
An act of adding something between other parts, often a day in a calendar
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Surface Forms
Morphology
interspersal = intersperse (transparent) = inter + sperse + al
Formed by adding the productive noun-forming suffix '-al' to the verb 'intersperse', yielding the act/process noun.
Etymology
The word interspersal comes from inter- meaning 'between' and sperse meaning 'to scatter', the same idea you see in the word sparse or the verb 'scatter'. So, interspersal is the act of putting things 'between' others — scattering items among them at different places.