Re: Quiz...need help!

[Samuel Held <Held@RHIP.PHYS.UTK.EDU>]

Well, Larry if you want to put up a mirror site that could be useful.  I
have ~100 MB free on my main server (and more than 1 GB on an alternate
server if necessary) so I can host all the files.  Dwight, just let me
know and I have two hours tomorrow between classes to update my webpage
(more than enough time).  You can mail them to me as attachments because
I am on a 100 Base T network and the bandwidth is OK for me to download.

I like Maurice's comments on security and yes that is the price that is
paid for the computerized system.  At the University of Rochester (my
undergrad institute), they use CAPA (sp?) which is a computerized
homework system that randomizes the numbers in the problems for each
student.  The student get into groups and do the homework.  There is no
way to prevent cheating there but the exams are worked out on scrap
paper and answers entered by grader or just checked by answer key
(probably the former since it is more convenient than searching an
answer key).  Sorry, forgot to mention that the exam questions are
computer generated and worked out in a traditional exam setting.  The
work is also done on scrap paper for partial credit and the answer is
checked as I described above.  There is no partial credit on homework
and the number of tries on the problems before a correct answer are kept
on record for review at the end if the student is on the border line
between grades (i.e. between A- and B+).  It has its advantages for the
large classes actually being able to do homework for a grade and not
killing a grader (too many fluctuations with multiple graders).
However, there is the group work aspect and any other cheating.  The
exams seem to separate these people pretty well.  Sorry to open a can of
worms or Pandora's Box.


Sam Held


-----Original Message-----
From: L. R. Cartwright (Larry) [mailto:physics@SCNC.CPS.K12.MI.US]
Sent: Monday, March 08, 1999 5:38 PM
To: PHYS-L@LISTS.NAU.EDU
Subject: Re: Quiz...need help!


Sam, Dwight,

If your arrangement doesn't work out, let me know and I will put the
quiz
files on a website where everybody can download them.  I have loads of
server space available.

Best wishes,

Larry

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Larry Cartwright
Physics, Physical Science, Internet Teacher
Charlotte High School, 378 State Street, Charlotte MI 48813
<physics@scnc.cps.k12.mi.us> or <science@scnc.cps.k12.mi.us>
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On Mon, 8 Mar 1999, Samuel Held wrote:

> Dwight,
>         If they aren't too big, I can put them on my web site for
> download or possibly on an ftp server with a username and password.
You
> can mail them to me as attachments and I can do it tonight or tomorrow
> afternoon (morning if I wake up early enough).  Let me know if you
need
> me.
>
>
> Sam Held
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dwight Souder [mailto:crvhs_dks@NCOCC.OHIO.GOV]
> Sent: Monday, March 08, 1999 11:56 AM
> To: PHYS-L@LISTS.NAU.EDU
> Subject: Quiz...need help!
>
>
> People.  I need help!  I have over ALOT of people who want the quiz
> files.  Can someone direct me as to how to upload the files to an
> anonymous ftp site?  I'm using Netscape and I can't figure out how to
go
> about doing this.  There are over 100 compressed files and I have them
> sorted into 3 folders (Disk 1, Disk 2, and Documents).  Also, to let
you
> know, the documents were scanned, but I scanned them as text in MS
Word
> (Office 97) so there are some mispellings due to the OCR.
>
> Help!
> Dwight