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=== What is WeBWorK? === |
=== What is WeBWorK? === |
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WeBWorK is a well-tested homework system for delivering individualized problems over the web. By providing students with immediate feedback as to the correctness of their answers, students can be encouraged to make multiple attempts until they succeed. With individualized problem sets, students can work together but will have to enter their own work to receive credit. |
WeBWorK is a well-tested homework system for delivering individualized problems over the web. By providing students with immediate feedback as to the correctness of their answers, students can be encouraged to make multiple attempts until they succeed. With individualized problem sets, students can work together but will have to enter their own work to receive credit. |
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The instructors are provided with real-time statistics, resulting in lesson plans that 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]. |
The instructors are provided with real-time statistics, resulting in lesson plans that 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]. |
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+ | As of August 2012 there were more than 550 institutions using WeBWorK. The majority of the institutions using this homework system are located in the USA, but at least 65 schools are located in Canada, Europe, Asia and Mexico. |
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Revision as of 13:39, 7 August 2012
| The WeBWorK Project wiki is a place for WeBWorK instructors, authors, administrators and developers to collaborate.
What is WeBWorK?WeBWorK is a well-tested homework system for delivering individualized problems over the web. By providing students with immediate feedback as to the correctness of their answers, students can be encouraged to make multiple attempts until they succeed. With individualized problem sets, students can work together but will have to enter their own work to receive credit. The instructors are provided with real-time statistics, resulting in lesson plans that can be customized to better serve students. WeBWorK is partially supported by the DUE Division of NSF. As of August 2012 there were more than 550 institutions using WeBWorK. The majority of the institutions using this homework system are located in the USA, but at least 65 schools are located in Canada, Europe, Asia and Mexico.  The Introduction article and video summarize many of the key features and benefits of WeBWorK. |
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