WebMath: Non-member submission from [polarprof <gartico@polarprof.it>]

[June Lester]

>Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2003 05:45:20 -0700 (PDT)
>From: owner-webmath at camel.math.ca
>To: owner-webmath at camel.math.ca
>Subject: Non-member submission from [polarprof <gartico at polarprof.it>]  
>
>...
>
>At 10.39 21/08/03 -0400, you wrote:
>>Hi all,
>>
>>For years we (the Web Instructional Development department at University of
>>Georgia) have been creating equations using MATHTYPE to create the MATHML
>>code, then WebEQ to create applets. But it was not possible to truly test
>>students ability to solve math problems because they couldn't enter
>>equations, so all our tests were multiple choice, matching, etc, where you
>>actually provide the choices and all they had to do was pick the answers.
>>
>>Recently WebCT included an equation editor which should allow students to
>>enter equations, which should be a great solution to this problem, but we're
>>hesitant to use it until it doesn't get a lot better and proves to work well.
>>
>>I was wondering what other people at other institutions are doing to allow
>>students to answer questions by entering equations and solving problems step
>>by step.
>>
>>Thanks a lot,
>>
>>Guillermo
>
>Hi,
>very interesting your message.
>I also was using WebEq, then HotEqn (it takes fewer resources), and finally
>I decided to make my own: so now I show equations in pure HTML and it's so
>good that I abandoned java applets. My students enter equations in line (in
>a textbox): sure you have to train them, but this is just a good exercise
>in algebra. Some of my students now prefer to write equations in line also
>when they write on paper: it's astonishing. But there is an aid (you are
>not so sure when you write in line): so with a right click of the mouse
>they get the usual notation and can have an idea of what they really wrote.
>
>I made with this a training system, in which I control the steps toward
>solution, and it's very useful for my students that like very much this
>trainig system.
>
>If you want some ide about this, you could try something at this site:
>www.polarprof.it  (it's mainly in italian, alas)
>
>here you should choose Guest students, make a  simple registration, and try
>to test something (if you can't view anything, due to lack of instructions,
>tell me and I could more precise).
>For the particular notation I choose, you can have an hint on this page
>www.polarprof.it/easypmath/popoperaz.htm
>
>Good luck
>
>prof. Giovanni Artico
>I.S.I.S. di Oderzo
>ITALY

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