STACK with state

dc.contributorAalto-yliopistofi
dc.contributorAalto Universityen
dc.contributor.authorHarjula, Mattien_US
dc.contributor.authorMalinen, Jarmoen_US
dc.contributor.authorRasila, Anttien_US
dc.contributor.departmentDepartment of Mathematics and Systems Analysisen
dc.contributor.groupauthorNumerical Analysisen
dc.date.accessioned2020-04-03T09:47:42Z
dc.date.available2020-04-03T09:47:42Z
dc.date.issued2017-01-26en_US
dc.description.abstractThe question model of STACK provides an easy way for building automatically assessable questions with mathematical content, but it requires that the questions and their assessment logic depend only on the current input, given by the student at a single instant. However, the present STACK question model already has just the right form to be extended with state variables that would remove this limitation. In this article, we report our recent work on the state-variable extension for STACK, and we also discuss combining the use of state variables with our previous work on conditional output processing. As an outcome, we propose an expansion to the STACK question model, allowing the questions to act as state machines instead of pure functions of a single input event from the student. We present a model question using the state variable extension of STACK that demonstrates some of the new possibilities that open up for the question author. This question is based on a finite state machine in its assessment logic, and it demonstrates aspects of strategic planning to solve problems of recursive nature. The model question also demonstrates how the state machine can interpret the solution path taken by the student, so as to dynamically modify the question behaviour and progress by, e.g., asking additional questions relevant to the path. We further explore the future possibilities from the point of view of learning strategic competencies in mathematics (Kilpatrick et al., 2001; Rasila et al., 2015).en
dc.description.versionPeer revieweden
dc.format.extent10
dc.format.extent60-69
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen_US
dc.identifier.citationHarjula, M, Malinen, J & Rasila, A 2017, ' STACK with state ', MSOR Connections, vol. 15, no. 2, pp. 60-69 . https://doi.org/10.21100/msor.v15i2.408en
dc.identifier.doi10.21100/msor.v15i2.408en_US
dc.identifier.issn1473-4869
dc.identifier.issn2051-4220
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dc.identifier.urihttps://aaltodoc.aalto.fi/handle/123456789/43636
dc.identifier.urnURN:NBN:fi:aalto-202004032666
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherThe Higher Education Academy
dc.relation.ispartofseriesMSOR Connectionsen
dc.relation.ispartofseriesVolume 15, issue 2en
dc.rightsopenAccessen
dc.subject.keywordSTACKen_US
dc.subject.keywordstate machineen_US
dc.subject.keywordinteractive questionen_US
dc.titleSTACK with stateen
dc.typeA1 Alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessäfi
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