A flexible, extensible online testing system for mathematics
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Article Title | A flexible, extensible online testing system for mathematics |
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ERA Journal ID | 20265 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Passmore, Tim (Author), Brookshaw, Leigh (Author) and Butler, Harry (Author) |
Journal Title | Australasian Journal of Educational Technology |
Journal Citation | 27 (6), pp. 896-906 |
Number of Pages | 10 |
Year | 2011 |
Publisher | Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE) |
Place of Publication | Canberra, Australia |
ISSN | 1449-5554 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.14742/ajet.919 |
Web Address (URL) | https://ajet.org.au/index.php/AJET/article/view/919 |
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 |
Keywords | mathematics; online testing; computer algebra; PHP scripting; algebra; calculus |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390405. Educational technology and computing |
390109. Mathematics and numeracy curriculum and pedagogy | |
390402. Education assessment and evaluation | |
Byline Affiliations | Department of Mathematics and Computing |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q0y8w/a-flexible-extensible-online-testing-system-for-mathematics
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