A Flexible, Extensible Online Testing System for Mathematics
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| Title: | A Flexible, Extensible Online Testing System for Mathematics |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Passmore, Tim, Brookshaw, Leigh, Butler, Harry |
| Source: | Australasian Journal of Educational Technology. 2011 27(6):896-906. |
| Availability: | Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education. Ascilite Secretariat, P.O. Box 44, Figtree, NSW, Australia. Tel: +61-8-9367-1133; e-mail: info@ascilite.org.au; Web site: http://www.ascilite.org.au/ajet |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 11 |
| Publication Date: | 2011 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Descriptive |
| Education Level: | Higher Education |
| Descriptors: | Testing, Calculus, Algebra, Mathematics, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Education, College Freshmen, Higher Education, Evaluation, Foreign Countries, Computer Assisted Instruction, Feedback (Response) |
| Geographic Terms: | Australia |
| ISSN: | 1449-5554 |
| Abstract: | An online testing system developed for entry-skills testing of first-year university students in algebra and calculus is described. The system combines the open-source computer algebra system "Maxima" with computer scripts to parse student answers, which are entered using standard mathematical notation and conventions. The answers can involve structures such as: lists, variable-precision-floating-point numbers, integers and algebra. This flexibility allows more sophisticated testing designs than the multiple choice, or exact match, paradigms common in other systems, and the implementation is entirely vendor neutral. Experience using the system and ideas for further development are discussed. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 20 |
| Entry Date: | 2011 |
| Access URL: | https://www.ascilite.org.au/ajet/ajet27/passmore.pdf |
| Accession Number: | EJ943546 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | An online testing system developed for entry-skills testing of first-year university students in algebra and calculus is described. The system combines the open-source computer algebra system "Maxima" with computer scripts to parse student answers, which are entered using standard mathematical notation and conventions. The answers can involve structures such as: lists, variable-precision-floating-point numbers, integers and algebra. This flexibility allows more sophisticated testing designs than the multiple choice, or exact match, paradigms common in other systems, and the implementation is entirely vendor neutral. Experience using the system and ideas for further development are discussed. |
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| ISSN: | 1449-5554 |
