UMASS LOWELL CyberEd
92.419 Computer Algebra with Mathematica
Kenneth M. Levasseur
Department of Mathematical Sciences
University of Massachusetts Lowell
Lowell, MA 01852Automated Quiz Building
Subject
EducationTopic
The idea of harnessing the power of Mathematica to build quizzes in math, science, or many other subjects is tempting. It's not as easy as you might think if you want to make the process automated. A notebook that gets you started is included here.Reference(s)
Project Idea(s)
Build on the Notebooks that are archived below.Prerequisite Mathematics
NoneRequired Programming Level
Only moderate programming skill would seem to be required; but as withany project, well thought-out algorithms and data structures are the key. More advanced features such as saving individual student performances indata files would require more advanced programming skills.Key Words
automated learningReviewer
K. M. Levasseur (Kenneth_Levasseur@uml.edu)Archive
- Adele Miller (Summer 98 at UML) worked on this problem for an elementary-levelclassroom. See Adele's Project
- Based on Adele's attempt, some observations by KenLevasseur can serve as a starting point for a similar project.
- A feature feature that could be added is the recording of responsetimes. This is discussed in TimedResponses.nb.
Questions?Return to Project Info. Page