Online Math Assessment Using WAMAP David Lippman Pierce

Online Math Assessment Using WAMAP David Lippman, Pierce College WAMAP webmaster IMath. AS lead developer Transition Math Project Summer Institute August 23, 2006

What is WAMAP / IMath. AS: Internet Math Assessment System n n n Web-based math assessment engine Algorithmically generated questions Computer grading of numerical and math expression questions 1500+ existing questions from arithmetic through calculus Accurate math and graph display Light course management system features WAMAP: Washington Math Assessment & Placement n n Free IMath. AS web hosting for Washington schools Funded by TMP

Uses For Courses: n n n Homework Quizzes Tests Take-home tests Practice tests Beginning/end of quarter diagnostics Other: n n Diagnostic assessments Placement testing

Benefits Instant feedback n Students can self-identify areas of weakness and do immediate additional practice or review n Encourages students working together while discouraging cheating n

Student Demo www. wamap. org Username: demo Password: demo n Registration n Enrollment n Forums n Take Test n Question Types

Diagnostic & Placement Customizations n Pierce Diagnostic login www. pierce. ctc. edu/dlippman/diag n Pierce Placement login www. pierce. ctc. edu/dlippman/imathas/placement. php

Feedback “As we move to mandatory skills-based assessments for our below college-level courses, we will be able to easily administer, monitor, and assess how students are doing across the discipline and, if other schools participate, across multiple schools” -David Whittaker Cascadia CC

Instructor Demo Create new course n Add text item w/ math & graphs n Add assessment n Categorization n Grade book n List Students n Copy course items n Shift course dates n

Comparisons Blackboard n i. Lrn, My. Math. Lab, etc. n Webassign n Academic Systems n

Primary Advantages Cost n Updates and improvements n Customization n