Electronic Proceedings of the Sixteenth Annual International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics

Chicago, Illinois, October 30-November 2, 2003

Paper S010

This is an electronic reprint, reproduced by permission of Pearson Education Inc. Originally appeared in the Proceedings of the Sixteenth Annual International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics, Edited by Corinna Mansfield, ISBN 0-321-30456-x, Copyright (C) 2005 by Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Inc.


Constructing WebCT Quizzes for Use in College Algebra

Laura J. Pyzdrowski


Institute for Math Learning
West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV 26506
USA


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Anthony S. Pyzdrowski


Mathematics and Computer Science Department
California University of Pennsylvania
California, PA 15419
USA


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ABSTRACT

This paper reviews methods of generating WebCT questions for use in quizzes and tests in a web-enhanced algebra course. Methods include: scripting questions in a word processor, importing questions from test generating packages, and using the management tool Respondus. Issues regarding implementation are also discussed.

Keyword(s): college algebra, on-line access