Discriminating Colors

This app "Discriminating Colors" allows the student to hear the name of a color (Ex. "Find Red") and then choose the correct color from among other colors or objects (one or two distracters are placed beside the color).

The default selections for this program are: Level 3, Color Distracter, Square, Command Text, Congratulatory Animation, and Select All.

Here a color is shown at the center of the screen. The student is asked to click on the matching colors with sound showing on the screen.

Level 1
When this option is selected, one color appears at the center of the screen. One colors picture is shown at the center of the screen to be matched with the colors, without any distracter.

Level 2
When this option is selected, one color appears at the center of the screen. Two colors or a colors are shown at the center of the screen to be matched with the colors. There is one correct choice and one distracter. You can choose a Color or Non-color distracter. “Mixed” gets disabled.

Level 3
This level is selected by default. One color appears at the center of the screen. Three colors or colors are shown at the center of the screen to be matched with the colors. There is one correct choice and two distracters. You can choose a Color, Non-color, or Mixed distracter.


Distracter

Color
This option is selected by default. When this option is selected, the distracters are colors. This option is disabled for Level 1 and available for Level 2 and Level 3.

Non-color
When this option is selected, the distracters are some items other than colors. This option is disabled for Level 1 and available for Level 2 and Level 3.

Mixed
This option is available only for Level 3. When this is selected, one distracter is a color and the other distracter is a non-color.


Shape
The colors are shown in three different shapes.

Square
This option is selected by default. When this is selected, the colors are shown in filled square shapes.

Circle
If this option box is selected, the colors are shown in filled circle shapes.

Brush
The colors are shown in a shape resembling a brush stroke.


Mixed
If this option is selected, the colors are shown in all three shapes.

Command Text
This is checked by default. When checked, a short command text is visible at the bottom of the screen. If unchecked, the command text will not be visible.

Prompt
This is unchecked by default. If the student fails to match the correct color within ten seconds, the program guides him/her to the correct color.

Prompt with Blink
This option is selected by default. If the correct color is not chosen after ten seconds, it blinks.

Prompt with Label
The names of the colors appear below the colors.

Prompt with Animation
If the correct color is not chosen after ten seconds, an animation appears (the correct color shape becomes animated).

Congratulatory Animation
This box is checked by default. This animation runs for ten seconds. Click anywhere on the screen or press the space bar to stop the congratulatory animation.

Uncheck the box if the student doesn’t need congratulatory animation.

Selection
Click on the check box to select or deselect the color.

Select All
Check this box to select all colors. Uncheck to deselect.

OK
Click this button to open this program after choosing settings

Grade On/Off: If it is on, app will monitor correct and wrong responses by the student

Correct Answer: When a student response to a question with correct answer

Wrong Answer: When a student response to a question with wrong answer

Number of Total Attempt: Number of times a student tried to answer questions in the app.

Bar Chart: Represents the student's performance graphically.

Detail Report: Test results including the grade. object identified, distracter and time taken to finish the test.

Print: This will print the  grade or data on the screen.

Clear Data: This button erase all the data that was stored and free up the memory that data was occupying.