Flash Applets for WeBWorK Online Homework System

数学科学(21)这个项目正在开发一个小应用程序的集合，并将这些小应用程序嵌入在线作业系统WebWork使用的数学问题中。传统的网络问题需要用户键入响应或从提供的列表中选择响应。相比之下，作为该项目的一部分，正在创建的小程序增强的家庭作业问题通过允许用户点击、拖放和/或拖放对象作为其全部或部分回答，提供了更丰富的回答选项。例如，问题是要求用户绘制满足某些指定条件的图表，并允许用户单击并拖动以生成所需的图表。该项目正在为微积分I和微积分II开发完整的小应用程序和网络作业问题集，以及适用于微积分预科、多变量微积分和微分方程式中选定主题的其他小应用程序和问题。基于网络的数学教学领域的专家正在审查这些问题，各种高中和大学数学教师及其学生正在使用这些问题。正在设计一组Flash ActionScript3类，以方便其他人在开发Applet增强的网络作业问题方面的工作。正在开发在线教程以帮助开发人员使用类库，并提供了一个关于开发Flash增强型网络问题的研讨会。小应用程序增强的家庭作业问题正在通过网络国家问题库提供。Flash ActionScrip 3类通过网络站点和MathDL共享。Flash增强型网络问题提供了一个框架，其他人可以在其中学习Applet技术在学生理解数学上下文中的有效性。将小应用程序嵌入到可以轻松跟踪学生使用的网络工作环境中，有助于该团队和其他团队研究学生使用这些工具的能力，以及这些工具如何影响学生对概念的理解。

Mathematical Sciences (21)This project is developing a collection of applets and embedding those applets in mathematics problems used with the online homework system WeBWorK. Traditional WeBWorK problems require the user to type a response or to select a response from a provided list. In contrast, the applet-enhanced homework problems that are being created as part of this project are providing a richer array of response options by allowing users to click, drag and/or drop objects as all or part of their responses. For instance, problems are asking users to sketch a graph meeting some specified conditions, and allowing users to click and drag to produce the desired graph. The project is developing a full collection of applets and WeBWorK homework problems for Calculus I and II, with additional applets and problems that are appropriate for selected topics from precalculus, multivariable calculus, and differential equations. Problems are being reviewed by experts in the area of web-based mathematics instruction, and are being used by a variety of high school and university mathematics instructors and their students. A collection of Flash ActionScript 3 classes is being designed to facilitate the work of others in developing applet-enhanced WeBWorK homework problems. Online tutorials are being developed to assist developers in using the class libraries, and a workshop on developing Flash enhanced WeBWorK problems is being offered. Applet enhanced homework problems are being made available through the WeBWorK National Problem Library. Flash ActionScript 3 classes are being shared via WeBWorK sites and MathDL. Flash enhanced WeBWorK problems are providing a framework in which others may study the effectiveness of applet technology in student understanding of mathematical context. Embedding the applets in the WeBWorK environment, where student use can be easily tracked, is facilitating the ability of this team and others to study students' use of the tools and how the tools affect students' understanding of concepts.