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[Stack-cvs] stack-1-0/doc about_general.php,1.1.2.1,1.1.2.2 author_maxima.php,1.1.2.1,1.1.2.2 student_input.php,1.1.2.1,1.1.2.2 student_practicemode.php,1.1.2.1,1.1.2.2
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From: Chris S. <san...@us...> - 2005-06-18 21:01:46
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Update of /cvsroot/stack/stack-1-0/doc In directory sc8-pr-cvs1.sourceforge.net:/tmp/cvs-serv8957/doc Modified Files: Tag: frontend_dev about_general.php author_maxima.php student_input.php student_practicemode.php Log Message: Index: about_general.php =================================================================== RCS file: /cvsroot/stack/stack-1-0/doc/Attic/about_general.php,v retrieving revision 1.1.2.1 retrieving revision 1.1.2.2 diff -C2 -d -r1.1.2.1 -r1.1.2.2 *** about_general.php 13 Jun 2005 13:04:21 -0000 1.1.2.1 --- about_general.php 18 Jun 2005 21:01:01 -0000 1.1.2.2 *************** *** 9,24 **** ?> ! <p>The STACK system is a sophisticated computer aided assessment ! package for mathematics, which evaluates the student's answer ! using a computer algebra system. Hence the student is required ! to provide their own answer, rather than relying on their ! selection from a teacher-provided list. Using CAS is a natural ! tool for random generation of structured problems, establishing ! mathematical properties of student's answers (eg equivalence with ! a correct answer) and providing feedback.</p> ! <p>This system was conceived by <a ! href='email:ch...@sa...'>Chris Sangwin</a>, and is now part ! of the <a href='http://maths.york.ac.uk/serving_maths/'>Serving ! Mathematics in a distributed e-learning environment</a> ! project.</p> --- 9,52 ---- ?> ! <p>The STACK system is a computer aided assessment package for mathematics.</p> ! <p>In computer aided assessment (CAA), there are two classes of <em>question types</em>. ! <ul> ! <li><em>Teacher-provided answer questions</em><br /> ! In these questions, a student makes a selection from, or interacts with, potential answers ! which the teacher has selected. Examples include multiple choice, multiple response and so on. ! </li> ! <li><em>Student-provided answer questions</em><br /> ! In these questions the student's answer contains the content. It is not a selection. ! Examples of these are numeric questions. ! </li> ! </ul> ! ! STACK concentrates on student-provided answers which are ! mathematical expressions. For example, a student might respond ! to a question with a polynomial or matrix. Essantially STACK ! asks for mathematical expressions and evaluates these using ! computer algebra. The prototype test is the following ! pseudo-code. ! <pre>If ! simplify(student_answer-teacher_answer) = 0 ! then ! mark = 1, ! else ! mark = 0. ! </pre> ! ! A CAS provides a library of functions with which to manipulate ! students' answers and generate outcomes such as providing ! feedback. Establishing algebraic equivalence with a correct ! answer is only one kind of manipluation which is possible. ! Using CAS can also help generate random yet structured problems, ! and corresponding worked solutions. ! ! <p>In STACK a lot of attention has been paid to allowing teachers to author ! and manage their own questions. You can try this for yourself by looking ! at the question bank demo, authoring guide and other options available here.</p> ! ! <!-- Please do not remove this public credit. CJS, June 2005 --> ! <p>This system is the brain child of ! <a href='email:ch...@sa...'>Chris Sangwin</a>.</p> Index: author_maxima.php =================================================================== RCS file: /cvsroot/stack/stack-1-0/doc/Attic/author_maxima.php,v retrieving revision 1.1.2.1 retrieving revision 1.1.2.2 diff -C2 -d -r1.1.2.1 -r1.1.2.2 *** author_maxima.php 13 Jun 2005 13:04:22 -0000 1.1.2.1 --- author_maxima.php 18 Jun 2005 21:01:01 -0000 1.1.2.2 *************** *** 12,23 **** <p>A CAS is a complex beast, and has its own syntax. Remember, this is a programming language in its own right. However, for learning and teaching, CAS systems share a lot in common, ! so for ease of interoperability there is for some functions a <a href="stackCommonSyntax.php">CAS common syntax.</a></p> <p>As part of the Stack distribution, the complete online documentaion for Maxima is also distributed. This can be accessed in two ways <ul> ! <li>An <a href="../maximadocs/intromax.html">introduction</a> to Maxima.</li> ! <li>The actual <a href="../maximadocs/maxdoc/maxima_toc.html">documentation</a></li> ! <li><a href="../maximadocs/functions.php">Lists of commands</a>, and who may use them</li> </ul> - --- 12,22 ---- <p>A CAS is a complex beast, and has its own syntax. Remember, this is a programming language in its own right. However, for learning and teaching, CAS systems share a lot in common, ! so for ease of interoperability there is for some functions a <a href="documentation.php?action=author_commonsyntax">CAS common syntax.</a></p> <p>As part of the Stack distribution, the complete online documentaion for Maxima is also distributed. This can be accessed in two ways <ul> ! <li>An <a href="maximadocs/intromax.html">introduction</a> to Maxima.</li> ! <li>The actual <a href="maximadocs/maxdoc/maxima_toc.html">documentation</a></li> ! <li><a href="documentation.php?action=functions">Lists of commands</a>, and who may use them</li> </ul> Index: student_input.php =================================================================== RCS file: /cvsroot/stack/stack-1-0/doc/Attic/student_input.php,v retrieving revision 1.1.2.1 retrieving revision 1.1.2.2 diff -C2 -d -r1.1.2.1 -r1.1.2.2 *** student_input.php 13 Jun 2005 13:04:22 -0000 1.1.2.1 --- student_input.php 18 Jun 2005 21:01:01 -0000 1.1.2.2 *************** *** 14,18 **** be sufficient. Stack tries quite hard to give helpful information about syntax errors. You can also learn about the right syntax by ! doing tests in <a href="#practice">practice mode</a> and asking for the solutions; as well as displaying the right answers in ordinary mathematical notation, Stack will tell you how they could be --- 14,18 ---- be sufficient. Stack tries quite hard to give helpful information about syntax errors. You can also learn about the right syntax by ! doing tests in practice mode and asking for the solutions; as well as displaying the right answers in ordinary mathematical notation, Stack will tell you how they could be *************** *** 217,219 **** </li> </ul> - --- 217,218 ---- Index: student_practicemode.php =================================================================== RCS file: /cvsroot/stack/stack-1-0/doc/Attic/student_practicemode.php,v retrieving revision 1.1.2.1 retrieving revision 1.1.2.2 diff -C2 -d -r1.1.2.1 -r1.1.2.2 *** student_practicemode.php 13 Jun 2005 13:04:22 -0000 1.1.2.1 --- student_practicemode.php 18 Jun 2005 21:01:01 -0000 1.1.2.2 *************** *** 18,22 **** find informative, but it does not officially count for anything. For more information about the marking system, see the section on ! <a href="#assessment">assessment mode</a>. <br /><br /> --- 18,22 ---- find informative, but it does not officially count for anything. For more information about the marking system, see the section on ! assessment mode. <br /><br /> *************** *** 26,28 **** If you try the test again after doing this, you will get slightly different questions. - --- 26,27 ---- |
