Extra Credit Homework Help
Introduction
The Sirius project is an attempt to bring distance
learning tools to students using the Wide Web. We are attempting
to create a set of on-line quizzes for student to access
through the World-Wide Web. Grades are automatically
recorded in a student database.
Logging on the system
To log-on to the system, you must use your Student
ID Number. You do not need a password the first time
you log on. You will then be asked to choose
a password for your account and enter your email address.
For the rest of the semester, you will need to log in
with your last name, social security number, and password.
Selecting a Quiz
After you have successfully logged on to the system,
you will be presented with a list of quizzes and their
status. This list reflects YOUR GRADE RECORD.
Each quiz record will have the following information:
- Lecture number
- Quiz status
- Questions completed
- Points awarded for this quiz
- First Date Available
- Last Date Available
A Sample
The following is a sample form.
Quiz Status
The Quiz status column tells you about your progress through
the system and if the quiz is currently available for you to
take. Each quiz will be in one of five possible states:
not yet available
- This quiz is not yet on-line. It will be on-line when
it is the First Date Available.
expired
- It is now past the last date available and this quiz
cannot be taken for credit. You can still view this quiz
as a study guide by selecting it.
-
completed
- You have successfully answered all the questions on
this quiz. You can still view this quiz as a study guide
by selecting it.
-
attempted
- You have attempted this quiz, but you have not correctly
answered all the questions. You should go back and answer
all the questions before the Last Date Available to
receive full credit for this quiz.
-
not attempted
- You have not yet attempted this quiz. You can now take
the quiz, and have until the Last Date Available to finish
it.
Awarding Points
Here's the deal-
- You get 1/2 a point when you attempt a quiz. All you have
to do is answer the questions, and you get 1/2 a point if they
are right or wrong.
- You get an additional 1/2 point when you answer the
questions correctly. You will be allowed to retake the
quiz as many times as you need to correctly answer all the
questions. You will only be presented with the questions
you answered incorrectly when you retake the quiz.
- Your quiz status will tell you how may points you have
been awarded for each quiz and the number of questions
you have successfully answered.
Answering Questions
You will have to answer multiple choice, true/false,
and fill-in-the-blank questions for each quiz. The questions will
look something like this:
Academic Honor Code
You are free to discuss the questions with other students.
However, you MUST answer the questions alone. The purpose
of the system is to give YOU feedback about what YOU are
getting wrong. If you use the the system correctly, it
should help you perform better on the class exams. If you
are working with another student, you will not be thinking
as much about the material.
There is no reason to copy from another student's work
with this system. You can retake the quizzes as many
times as you like in order to receive full credit for
the work. If you read the reference material and look
at the discussion, you will learn the material better.
General Philosophy
This system has been created to allow students to
interactively learn material using the World Wide Web.
In a large class, its is difficult for the students
and for the instructor to understand what material
has been mastered and what concepts are still unclear.
This system provides some of the feedback necessary
for more effective learning.
Copyright John
Wallin 1996. All rights reserved.
Last Modified : Sun Jan 21 11:00:26 EST 1996
<jwallin@gmu.edu>