Re: [Phys-l] Individualized homework generator - mastering physics

[Cindy Schwarz <schwarz@vassar.edu>]

yes mastering physics DOES have this and not just for some questions but for many of them - i us almost all randomized ones for my homework assignments - plus mastering physics has many other benefits - id be happy to share if you want

cindy

On Nov 19, 2010, at 11:06 PM, Krishna Chowdary wrote:

> I know that MasteringPhysics (and I believe that WebAssign) has random
> variable questions for some problems. In those problems, each student
> gets a unique set of numerical values for a particular problem. These
> packages also "grade" the problems for you (though they can only
> evaluate the final numerical or symbolic answer, and not any of the
> intermediate reasoning). This sounds like what you were describing
> below. Hope this helps.
>
> sincerely,
> Krishna
>
> On Wed, Nov 17, 2010 at 10:14 AM, Souder Dwight
> <souder.dwight@crestviewschools.net> wrote:
> > This may be a topic that has been already discussed, if so, I apologize.
> >
> > At my school, a discussion has been brought up about students "sharing" their homework work/answers.  I've been trying to find ways to minimize this.  One thing that has been proposed is to make individualized homework questions.  That would be great, with the exception that I have about 100 students and the time to make and grade each one would monumental.  The only way possible, I believe, would be to do it via computer.
> >
> > What I envision is the program would possibly use the student's name or ID to determine the values to be used in each problem/calculation.  I think the most practical thing would be that the students answer via electronically or website and when I enter in the student's name or ID, I would see the answers to those problems.
> >
> > Does anyone know if such a program exists?  If so, can anyone make suggestions of where I could find these programs?
> >
> > Thank you,
> > Dwight
> >
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