The logic of questions and answers

The QUIZIT system has been developed to support adaptive as well as standard testing, along with automatic grading and record keeping, using the WWW as a delivery vehicle. In connection with our Interactive Learning with a Digital Library in Computer Science project, we have applied QUIZIT to help with a master's level course as well as a large freshman level service course. Preliminary testing has led to various improvements, and it appears that QUIZIT will be well received by both instructors and students. It should port easily to a variety of environments and so could be widely used at other institutions as well.

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Online evaluation in WWW-based courseware

We have developed tools, expanded our digital library systems and content, and built almost 5000 "pages" of WWW-accessible courseware, increasing the interactivity and quality of learning about computer science. Evaluation has shown that learning practices have changed, most students are happy with the emerging infrastructure and pedagogy, and there is growth in both local and remote access to our http://ei.cs.vt.edu server.

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Interactive learning with a digital library in computer science

The Internet has great potential for educational purposes. In 1997, the Software Engineering Laboratory at PUC-Rio implemented a first version of AulaNet™, a web-based educational environment. This year, some of the teaching staff will be using this environment to offer regular term disciplines through the Web. This paper introduces Quest, a tool for quiz generation and automatic correction incorporated into AulaNet™. Its purpose is to support the educational assessment process through the Web and to grab the results of this process.

http://groupware.les.inf.puc-rio.br/public/papers/webNet981.pdf

QUEST: An Assessment Tool for Web-Based Learning

This paper presents aspects of modeling, authoring, and presenting structured documents corresponding to teaching material presented in the World Wide Web. In this context, the importance of providing the formalization of the structure of the documents using Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML) is discussed. Next, specifications for structured documents corresponding to didactic texts and questionnaires are presented; examples of two Document Type Definitions (DTDs)--Teaching Material Markup Language (TMML) and Questionnaire Markup Language (QuestML)--are included. The HyperBuilder and QuestBuilder software tools for the authoring and presentation of those documents are then discussed. The paper concludes with a discussion of related work and next steps of this research. Six figures present a diagram of the target environment, the TMML DTD, the QuestML DTD, the architecture of the components, the HyperBuilder interface, and the QuestBuilder interface. (Author/AEF) ******************************************************************************** Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. ******************************************************************************** Tools for Authoring and Presenting Structured Teaching Material in the WWW U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Office ot Educational Research and Improvement EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) O This document has been reproduced as received from the person or organization originating it. o Minor changes have been made to improve reproduction quality. Points of view or opinions stated in this document do not necessarily represent official OERI position or policy. Maria da Graca Campos Pimentel University of Sao Paolo USP Mathematics and Computer Science Institute Departament of Computer and Statistics Sao Carlos, Brazil mgp@icmc.sc.usp.br Joao Benedito dos Santos Junior University of Sao Paolo USP Mathematics and Computer Science Institute Departament of Computer and Statistics Sao Carlos, Brazil joao@icmc.sc.usp.br Renata Pontin de Mattos Fortes University of Sao Paolo USP Mathematics and Computer Science Institute Departament of Computer and Statistics Sao Carlos, Brazil joao@icmc.sc.usp.br "PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE THIS MATERIAL HAS BEEN GRANTED BY G.H. Marks TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC)." Abstract: This paper presents aspects of modeling, authoring and presenting structured documents corresponding to teaching material presented in the World Wide Web. In this context, it is discussed the importance of providing the formalization of the structure of the documents using SGML. Next, specifications for structured documents corresponding to didactic texts and questionnaires are presented. Software tools to the authoring and presentation of those documents are then discussed. The paper concludes with a discussion on related work and next steps of this research. This paper presents aspects of modeling, authoring and presenting structured documents corresponding to teaching material presented in the World Wide Web. In this context, it is discussed the importance of providing the formalization of the structure of the documents using SGML. Next, specifications for structured documents corresponding to didactic texts and questionnaires are presented. Software tools to the authoring and presentation of those documents are then discussed. The paper concludes with a discussion on related work and next steps of this research.

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Tools for Authoring and Presenting Structured Teaching Material in the WWW.

In distance learning and self-paced instruction, student evaluation with prompt feedback has always been a critical issue. Instructors and teaching assistants are often confronted with scores of e-mail messages per day from students, the need to work night and day to grade exams, and heavy workloads late in the term. This paper describes the design of an automatic evaluation system that aims to eliminate some of the workload on instructors, by providing a convenient way of authoring interactive quizzes while addressing issues of reuse, portability and immediate feedback to students. We build on the standard models of Computer-based Training (CBT) and Web-based Training (WBT) systems, showing how we can combine their best features and overcome some of their problems, keeping in mind the specific requirements of our educational environment.

Hugo Fuks

Papers

QUIZIT: An Interactive Quiz System for WWW-based Instruction.