WeBWorks

Type in the content of your page here. [|WeBWork]

http://webwork.maa.org/moodle/

This is a wiki for instructors of math and science to provide on-line homework. The instructor selects problems from several large databases. They can individualize the homework assignments for each student. The instructor provides the students with the URl for their WebWork course. WeBWorK is a free Perl-based system for delivering individualized homework problems over the web. By providing students with immediate feedback as to the correctness of their answers, students are encouraged to make multiple attempts until they succeed. By individualizing problems, cheating is discouraged. By providing instructors with real-time statistics, lesson plans can be customized to better serve students. WeBWorK is partially supported by the [|DUE Division] of [|NSF]. (See: Grants, awards, and support.)

__**RESOURCES, LINKS:**__


 * Full Introduction to WeBWorK (**Newcomers start here.**)
 * Download WeBWorK
 * Problem Libraries

Documentation
> Logging in, Notation… > Gateway tests, LDAP, Course Management… > Installation, WeBWorK on Live Media, Course Admin., Troubleshooting… > Background, Samples, MathObjects, Techniques, Tagging… 
 * **Students** — For students; how to use WeBWorK.
 * **Instructors** — For instructors; how to use WeBWorK day to day. (includes video tutorials)
 * **Administrators** — Installing, upgrading, and maintaining WeBWorK installations.
 * **Authors** — For question authors and instructors: documents and examples on writing homework questions in WeBWorK's PG language.
 * **Developers** — Documents for WeBWorK developers.
 * Google_summer_of_code_projects

Community

 * [|Using WeBWorK] — Moodle course for usage issues (Most of the content from this course is being moved onto this wiki.)
 * [|Forums] — Get answers to questions about all aspects of WeBWorK. Each forum has its own RSS feed, and registered users can elect to receive email copies of new posts.
 * [|Databases] — Collections of various data related to WeBWorK. (Installations, PG macros, publications, etc.)
 * Video conferences (Alternate Wednesdays at 5pm EST.)
 * WeBWorK_logos
 * WeBWorK_Sites Google map and spread sheet of institutions using WeBWorK
 * [|Assessment] — Moodle course for WeBWorK assessment issues.
 * [|Accessibility] — Moodle course for WeBWorK accessibility issues.
 * [|Bugzilla] — View and report bugs in WeBWorK. (Be sure to read [|Bug Writing Guidelines] before reporting bugs!)
 * Moodle Integration — Documentation relating to Moodle WeBWorK integration.
 * Working Groups/Tasks Working groups and their tasks, as well as open tasks.
 * Contributors
 * HowToEnterMathSymbols into the text in this wiki

__**SWOT:**__
__**STRENGTHS**__:
 * FREE system
 * Delivers individualized homework problems
 * Provides immediate student feedback
 * Provides instructors with real-time statistics.
 * Multiple learning resources and video available
 * Also offers development of video for presenting to students
 * Allows opportunities for students to work at their own pace
 * Students can communicate with each other and faculty
 * Faculty can build upon current databases and share them
 * Faculty can communicate with each other

__**WEAKNESSES:**__
 * Very involved for beginner 'techy'
 * Some links are no longer functional
 * Time consuming especially for new users

__**OPPORTUNITIES:**__
 * Teachers can establish individualized home work assignments to allow students additional practicing.
 * Teachers can work together to develop standardized assignments for grade levels

__**THREATS**__:
 * Students can cheat if they do the assignments unsupervised.
 * Some students may not have computer access outside of classroom.

__**IDEAS FOR THE CLASSROOM:**__


 * Divide students up into groups creating teams and compete in answering questions
 * Develop levels that students can progress at their own pace.