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SAIL: a system for generating, archiving, and retrieving specialized assignments using LATEX

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Stina Bridgeman,

Michael T. Goodrich,

Stephen G. Kobourov,

Roberto TamassiaAuthors Info & Claims

SIGCSE '00: Proceedings of the thirty-first SIGCSE technical symposium on Computer science education

Pages 300 - 304

https://doi.org/10.1145/330908.331874

Published: 01 March 2000 Publication History

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In this paper we present a package for the creation of Specialized Assignments In L^AT_EX, SAIL. We describe several features which allow an instructor to create sufficiently different instances of the “same” problem so as to encourage student cooperation without fear of plagiarism. The SAIL package also provides support for grading aids and grading automation. In addition, we describe an on-line system for archiving homework problems in a database that can be easily searched and to which new parametrized problems can be easily added. Together, the SAIL package and the searchable database of problems offer a powerful tool for generating, archiving, and retrieving homework assignments (as well as tests and quizzes).

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DOI:10.1145/330908

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