Difference between revisions of "User:Anneke Bart/sandbox1"
Anneke Bart (talk | contribs) |
Anneke Bart (talk | contribs) |
||
| Line 16: | Line 16: | ||
WeBWorK is an [[License|open source]] Perl-based system for delivering individualized homework problems over the web. By providing students with immediate feedback as to the correctness of their answers, students are encouraged to make multiple attempts until they succeed. By individualizing problems, cheating is discouraged. By providing instructors with real-time statistics, lesson plans can be customized to better serve students. WeBWorK is partially supported by the [http://www.nsf.gov/div/index.jsp?div=DUE DUE Division] of [http://www.nsf.gov/ NSF]. (See: [[Grants,_awards,_and_support|Grants, awards, and support]].) |
WeBWorK is an [[License|open source]] Perl-based system for delivering individualized homework problems over the web. By providing students with immediate feedback as to the correctness of their answers, students are encouraged to make multiple attempts until they succeed. By individualizing problems, cheating is discouraged. By providing instructors with real-time statistics, lesson plans can be customized to better serve students. WeBWorK is partially supported by the [http://www.nsf.gov/div/index.jsp?div=DUE DUE Division] of [http://www.nsf.gov/ NSF]. (See: [[Grants,_awards,_and_support|Grants, awards, and support]].) |
||
| − | |||
| − | * [[Introduction|Introduction to WeBWorK]] ('''Newcomers start here.''') |
||
| − | * [[Hosting WeBWorK courses on the MAA servers]] |
||
== Documentation == |
== Documentation == |
||
__NOEDITSECTION____NOTOC__ |
__NOEDITSECTION____NOTOC__ |
||
| + | The documentation below is organized according to the types of questions that may arise. Note that passing the cursor over the icon will show additional information. |
||
| + | |||
<span style="font-size:medium"> |
<span style="font-size:medium"> |
||
</span> |
</span> |
||
| Line 39: | Line 38: | ||
<br> |
<br> |
||
---- |
---- |
||
| + | <!-- Chapter --> |
||
| + | {{toc-chapter|Introduction}} |
||
| + | {{toc-section|Introduction|Webwork square.gif|Main introduction. Start here!}} |
||
| + | {{toc-section|Hosting WeBWorK courses on the MAA servers|Webwork square.gif|Hosting WeBWorK courses on the MAA servers}} |
||
| + | |||
<!-- Chapter --> |
<!-- Chapter --> |
||
{{toc-chapter|Getting started}} |
{{toc-chapter|Getting started}} |
||
Revision as of 09:41, 8 January 2011
Looking for the WeBWorK Moodle site?
This wiki is for instructors using WeBWorK on-line homework in their courses and for those working on the development of WeBWorK. Students using WeBWorK for their homework should not register on this site (unless they wish to help with writing development software). There is however some additional documentation for students which can be reached via the "Students" link below. The course instructor can give students the URL for their WeBWorK course. Usually this is a path to a server on their campus.
Failed to load RSS feed from http://webwork.maa.org/moodle/rss/file.php/3/5/forum/31/rss.xml|template=MoodleRSSItem|title=none|charset=UTF-8: Error parsing XML for RSS
Overview
WeBWorK is an open source Perl-based system for delivering individualized homework problems over the web. By providing students with immediate feedback as to the correctness of their answers, students are encouraged to make multiple attempts until they succeed. By individualizing problems, cheating is discouraged. By providing instructors with real-time statistics, lesson plans can be customized to better serve students. WeBWorK is partially supported by the DUE Division of NSF. (See: Grants, awards, and support.)
Documentation
The documentation below is organized according to the types of questions that may arise. Note that passing the cursor over the icon will show additional information.
Part 1 Information for Students
The most general Page for Students contains a list of all topics relevant for students. Some special pages are listed below.| Students |  |
Logging into WeBWorK |  |
Mathematical notation recognized by WeBWorK |  |
Completing homework online |
Part 2 Information for Instructors
The most general Page for Instructors contains a list of all topics relevant for instructors. These pages outline how to use WeBWorK on a day to day basis. Some special pages are listed below.| Introduction | |
Introduction | |
Hosting WeBWorK courses on the MAA servers | ||
| Getting started |  |
Homework Sets |  |
Classlists | |
Gateway Tests and Quizzes |
| Course Management | Scoring | Sending Email |  |
Course_Management |
Part 3 Information for Administrators
The Administrator's Page contains a list of all topics relevant for administrators. Topics covered include installing, upgrading, and maintaining WeBWorK installations. Some special pages are listed below.| Getting started |  |
Installation Manual for 2.4 |  |
Upgrading WeBWorK |  |
Course Administration |
| Advanced |  |
LDAP Authentication |  |
Installing WeBWorK from a Live DVD |  |
Installing WeBWorK on Live USB |
In case of problems consult Troubleshooting page.
Part 3 Information for Authors and Developers
The Authors page contains documents and examples on writing homework questions in WeBWorK's PG language.The Developers page contains information for developers.
| Authors | |
Problem Authoring Background Information | |
SubjectAreaTemplates | |
Tagging Problems |
| Developers | |
Coding Standards | |
Setting up a Development Server |
For samples, objects and techniques consult:
- Samples
- MathObjects
- Techniques
- Podcasts: POD and PGLab
