Just-In-Time

Introduction

Just-In-Time type sets are a new category of assignment, similar to gateway/quizzes or the traditional homework set. The key feature of Just-In-Time type sets is that they are adaptive. This is accomplished via a tree structure, where every problem may have an ordered collection of "child" problems that are opened up when a student is having trouble. An example of this structure is described below. This new structure is extremely powerful, but designing effective just-in-time sets requires more effort from an instructor than is required for a traditional homework set. From a technical point of view WeBWorK treats these homework sets much the same as it treats any homework set when it comes to assigning to students, importing, exporting, ect... Details on how to set up and manage Just-In-Time type sets are also described below, as are the techincial specifications of these sets.