Electronic Proceedings of the Twenty-second Annual International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics

Chicago, Illinois, March 11-14, 2010

Paper S003

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Uniform Assessment of Precalculus Skills Using WebAssign

Lisa Townsley


University of Georgia

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ABSTRACT

The University of Georgia uses WebAssign to ensure uniform assessment of precalculus skills across some 30 sections per semester. In this paper, I show the structure of the precalculus course, the various types of online assessment, and discuss the work involved for both instructors and the course designer.

Keyword(s): WebAssign, assessment, precalculus