On 20 January 2011 08:32, Alexander Konovalov <al...@mcs.st-andrews.ac.uk> wrote: > Hi Dima, > > On 19 Jan 2011, at 06:05, Asst. Prof. Dmitrii (Dima) Pasechnik wrote: > >> Dear all, >> >> I will be teaching an "Experimental mathematics" (with elements of >> computer algebra, and in >> particular GAP) course next year, and >> I am looking for sources/howtos, etc., on conducting computerised >> exams for such a course. > > It's not precisely clear what do you or your school mean by a computerised > exam: > 1) computer-generated exam papers where each student will have a different > set of questions? > 2) students passing exam on a computer doing their calculations on paper and > entering answers? > 3) computer algebra system as a back-end of this system to verify the answer > in real time? > 4) a combination of this features? > 5) something else? or are you happy with exam papers where there are no > questions asking for > definitions and proofs?
Mostly 1), 2), and 5) --- namely, we would like to examine the ability to write elementary (and working!) pieces of computer code. Doing this on paper is a pain. > >> In my school this is presently not done, so we need to find out how to >> set such a thing >> up properly, without spending too much time and money on it. > > Several links may be worth to look: > > http://www.math.rwth-aachen.de/~OKUSON/ by Frank and Max > http://moodle.org/ > http://java.symcomp.org/ > well, unfortunately, our school uses Blackboard, which is a nightmare, as soon as nontrivial tasks have to be implemented... > > Hope this helps! > Alexander > > > -- Dmitrii Pasechnik ----- DISCLAIMER: Any text following this sentence does not constitute a part of this message, and was added automatically during transmission. CONFIDENTIALITY: This email is intended solely for the person(s) named and may be confidential and/or privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete it, notify us and do not copy, use, or disclose its content. Thank you. Towards A Sustainable Earth: Print Only When Necessary _______________________________________________ Forum mailing list Forum@mail.gap-system.org http://mail.gap-system.org/mailman/listinfo/forum
