Many different question types are available:
Maple-graded
Standard
Multiple Choice
Permuting Multiple Choice
Multiple Selection
Short Answer/Essay
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Fill-in-the-blank/Drop-down
Short Phrase
Clickable Image
Matching
True-False
Mathematical Formula |

Compose a wide variety of questions
in the Question Bank Editor.
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Question Features
Dynamic figure labels
Dynamic plots based on values in question or on student response
Graph sketching
"It just saves me a whole lot of work … once you have them written (question banks) you can reuse the material over and over again without much additional work."
- Professor Kevin Vang, Minot State University
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Features of Mathematical and Scientific Questions
WYSIWYG mathematical formula expressions input
Evaluation of equivalent mathematical formulae and symbols
Maple questions use the powerful Maple computational engine
Randomly generated formulas in problem statements
Numeric with physical units and margin of error
Evaluation of equivalent physical units (3kg = 3000g)
Allows for constant of integration
Multi-formula: unordered list of formulas
N-tuple: vectors or coordinates of points of the form (1,3)
Formula list: vectors or coordinates of points of the form (2t+1, 3t-4)
Dimensioned formula: formulas with physical units such as ((1/2)mv^2 J)
Linear algebra matrices
Multi-part/partial credit
Maple T.A. has five assignment modes to
deal with every assessment or assignment issue:
1. Practice low-stakes
anonymous practice.
2. Assignments and Tests student performance
recorded.
3. Proctored two levels of security available
for high-stakes exams.
4. Mastery highly versatile mastery policy
editor for sophisticated determination of performance & mastery
learning.
5. Study flash card mode; student controlled
anonymous practice.
Features
The assignment editor gives you control over many assignment and exam features,
including:
Passing score
Points/question
Scheduling, time-limits, durations
Student pre-requisites
Number of attempts
Randomized question order
Level of student feedback
Other Features
Simple web-based access for students
and professors
Class roster management
Statistical analysis of student results
Integration with Blackboard®
Email notifications to class
Built-in web server
Windows®, Linux® and Macintosh® browsers supported
Access to the full collection of advanced mathematical routines from Maple,
including:
Integration
Differentiation
Factoring of polynomials and integers
Number theory
Linear Algebra
Differential Equations
Group Theory