To show what I want, it's easiest just to copy and paste from the
Maple TA page at http://www.maplesoft.com/products/mapleta/index.aspx:
# You want the ability to create or modify your own content, and not
just rely on content written by other
* Includes an easy-to-use question bank editor, algorithm
designer, and assignment editor
* Hundreds of sample questions available, which can be used as-is
or modified
* Algorithmic generation of questions means hundreds of questions
can be produced from a single template
* Access to thousands of math functions from Maple, which can be
used in both content creation and grading
# You are teaching science, math or engineering
* Uses conventional mathematical notation in questions and in
student responses
* Free-form mathematical responses allow you to ask questions that
truly assess understanding of technical subjects in a way that
multiple choice tests never can
* Access to Maple allows automatic assessment of virtually all
fields of mathematics
* Built-in unit support through the Maple engine
Replace "Maple" where it occurs with "Sage", and there you have it! I
just want some method of producing randomized questions for a large
cohort of students, which can be automatically graded using Sage's
computational and algebraic engine.
I have in fact thought of WebWork, but I think a system based on or
around Sage has the potential to be both extremely powerful, as well
as very attractive to educators.
-Alasdair
On Nov 29, 11:39 am, William Stein <wst...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sat, Nov 28, 2009 at 4:06 PM, Alasdair <amc...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Over two years ago there were some discussions on the sage-support
> > group about the idea of "Sage TA", a Sage version of Maple TA, the
> > teaching and assessment package produced by Maplesoft. I have spent
> > several years, and a fair amount of grant money, buying and trying to
> > use Maple TA at my own university, and I have been very disappointed
> > by its clumsiness. Acquaintances of mine at other universities have
> > recommended that I ditch Maple TA in favour of either AIM (open
> > source, but which uses Maple as its "back end"), or STACK, which uses
> > Maxima.
>
> > Anyway, I think the time is ripe for "Sage TA". Is there any
> > development work going on? I can't write code for nuts, but I would
> > be very happy to be involved in the development of such a beast.
>
> What would it do? "Teaching and assessment" seems a little too vague
> for me to understand.
> What's an absolutely minimal list of features that "Sage TA" would
> have to have to make you
> a satisfied customer?
>
> William
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