I don't completely agree with the concerns others have raised about cheating. One of the wonderful aspects of computer-based evaluation is the ability to randomize questions: not just the numbers within questions, but the questions themselves. For years, I've given my Modern Algebra classes randomized tests where each student has a different test: if two students get together, it's likely that they'd have 1 or 2 common questions (out of 5, say) but no more.
So imagine a worksheet that generates its own questions via one or more hidden, auto-executing procedures. All possible questions could be embedded in the code, but not all possible questions would be displayed, only the questions for a particular student. regards john perry On Jan 18, 11:54 pm, dimpase <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear all, > > I'll be teaching an "Experimental mathematics" undergraduate class > next year (it's likely to have up to 200 people taking it), and > I am trying to collect information on ways to conduct exams for > courses involving computer algebra on computer. > In my school this is unheard of (in CS courses they still make people > write code on paper!) > > And links, experiences, procedures for such exams? > > Thanks a lot in advance. > Dmitrii Pasechnik -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "sage-edu" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sage-edu?hl=en.
