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    1: \documentstyle{article}
    2: \begin{document}
    3: \begin{verbatim}
    4: /DIS("/demolibrary/type-chemistry/mech_n2o_no_tf.txt")
    5: \end{verbatim}
    6: {
    7: 	\LARGE \bf
    8: 	Assement/Survey Interface
    9: }
   10: \section{Student Interfaces}
   11: \begin{enumerate}
   12: 	\item Unproctored survey interface: recorded, limited/unlimited tries, optional time limits, login required (Data should only be allowed to be seen stripped of identifying information, may be limited to ``Fixed'' and  ``Subjective Free-Form'' answer types.)
   13: 	\item Unproctored sample interface: unrecorded, unlimited tries, no time limits, no login required (maybe no class association required?)
   14: 	\item Unproctored practice interface: minimal record-keeping, unlimited or limited tries, possible calandar or duration limits, login required
   15: 	\item Unproctored homework interface: deatailed records, limited number of tries, optional calandar and duration limits, login required
   16: \end{enumerate}
   17: Each interface must also allow
   18: \begin{enumerate}
   19: 	\item static graphics for both problems and responses
   20: 	\item weights on a per problem part and problem basis
   21: 	\item hints and help pages can be added
   22: 	\item disabling of hints and help pages
   23: 	\item allow data extraction through a documented interface
   24: 	\item time based limits must be configurable on a per course, per section, and per student basis
   25: 	\item number of tries must be configurable on a per course, per section, and per student basis
   26: 	\item generic identification of MSU-enrolled students. (Expected to use PIDS)
   27: 	\item all interfaces should support purely electronic grading (?)
   28: 	\item Support mutiple answer types as one problem (all or nothing)
   29: 
   30: \end{enumerate}
   31: \section{Fixed Answer Format}
   32: These all come down to supporting a string response which is compared
   33: against the ``correct'' answer by respecting or ignoring, case, and
   34: order; these will need sutibale intefaces placed on top of this
   35: comparison mechanism so as to make it simple for a student to answer
   36: in the proper format.
   37: \begin{enumerate}
   38: 	\item True/Sometime True/False
   39: 	\item Multiple Choice (one or more choices true)
   40: 	\item Ranking
   41: 	\item Matching
   42: 	\item Fill in the blanks from a list of possible of words
   43: 	\item Fill in the blank (type in something exactly)
   44: \end{enumerate}
   45: \section{Numerical Format}
   46: Equal by value; needs to support these qualifiers
   47: \begin{enumerate}
   48: 	\item error range specificed by percentage, value, or functionally
   49: 	\item significant figures
   50: 	\item units, with/without prompting, with/without spaces
   51: \end{enumerate}
   52: \section{Matematical Expression Support}
   53: Mathmatical Expressions need to support three class of restrictions, each of these classes can be allowed or not allowed in a response.
   54: \begin{enumerate}
   55: 	\item Algebraic Functions
   56: 	\item Transcendental Functions
   57: 	\item Operators (Sum, Product, Derivative etc.)
   58: \end{enumerate}
   59: 
   60: Another restriction on how a student can respond is a complexity measure, if answer is ``too complex'' it can be disallowed. This can nominally be thought of a a parse tree depth. A too deep parse can be disallowed.
   61: 
   62: This answer type should support exact equivalence of any expression, purely numerical or with variables with ability to limit the class of possible responses by using the above categories.
   63: 
   64: \section{Subjective Free-Form Answer}
   65: 
   66: A student submits an answer that is graded by a TA or instructor.
   67: 
   68: \section{Future Directions}
   69: \begin{enumerate}
   70: 	\item Student manipulation of graphical elments
   71: 	\item Student creation of graphical information
   72: 	\item Inequalities
   73: \end{enumerate}
   74: \end{document}