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ORF

ORF

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A public television and radio organization in Austria
  • proper noun
: ORF
  • Every year, ORF hosts a popular film festival that showcases both local and international films.

Examples

  • On a limited basis, ORF has been investigated for use with ELs with promising results.

    Academic text (2014)
  • The last time ORF was administered (spring, Grade 5), differences between girls' and boys' ORF scores were <1.0 word correct per minute.

    Academic text (2010)
  • ORF was rated as useful for 77.8% of the word callers.

    Academic text (2014)
  • Oral reading fluency (ORF) was individually administered.

    Academic text (2014)
  • Oral Reading Fluency (ORF) is a measure of a student's accurate aloud reading rates.

    Academic text (2010)
  • This analysis was used to determine whether the teacher-nominated word callers performed differently than the research-identified word callers on ORF and the CST-ELA-RC.

    Academic text (2014)
  • One reason to be concerned about the stability of a discrepancy between reading and listening comprehension is that it was based on a residual score, as were unexpected low performances in NWF and ORF.

    Academic text (2014)
  • In Oregon, the correlation between ORF and the Oregon Assessment of Knowledge and Skills reading measure at the end of third grade was reported as .67 (Good, Simmons, & Kame'enui, 2001).

    Academic text (2011)
  • ORF is the national public broadcasting organization of Austria, known for its television and radio services.

  • The audience tuned in to ORF to watch the latest news and cultural programs from Austria.

Synonyms

ABC
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A major American TV network called the American Broadcasting Company

is a national public broadcaster that provides both television and radio services

Surface Forms

ORF main

Etymology

The word ORF comes from the German name Österreichischer Rundfunk, where Österreich means 'Austria' and Rundfunk means 'broadcasting'. So ORF is Austria's national public radio and TV service.