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szamoca
Hungary

Online exercises
 
Dear Colleagues,
 
I have already written a post in connection with online exercises but now since I �m using it quite fequently I have got several questions.
1. Many exercises do not accept contracted forms and consider it as a mistake if Ss use full forms. I can �t check every exercise to warn my Ss what form they should use. Is there a solution for this?
2.Very often there are silly mistakes such as commas and full stops.
3. Sometimes Ss have a correct solution and they get different points.Why?
 
Isn �t there a problem with the programme?
 
I love using online exercises and my Ss too,however, they are quite upset when it turns out that the exercise didn �t work properly. I even give plus points to my Ss if they get 10 points. I have got 3 groups and once a week I give them online grammar exercises. It �s cheaper than making copies. Earlier somebody suggested writing to the creator of the exercise but it is impossible to write so many letters. Can you give me any advice?Is there a way to improve the programme?
Hugs
szamoca

27 Jan 2010      





Zora
Canada

People should put ALL options in when making the activities. The exercises allow for various answers and I think that people should always input however many options or activities there may be.

For example: if the answer is 210 -  I put in the box when I am making it: two hundred and ten/two hundred ten/210 - So that whatever answer the student chooses to write, it will be accepted.

I think the problem is that some people do not know how to use the functions properly when making the OE activities.


Also, you might want to try the accent sign ( �) instead of the apostrophe (�) sign because  people making the exercises might have used one instead of the other.


27 Jan 2010