new ground school web app

Hello Gary,

First thanks for sharing this tool.

I agree with Chris above, the corrector must allow for lower case, close answers or even typos; also when asking for numerical answers, allow for some rounding?

It is hard to automate such a test without a human corrector (which why some people do better on the written test vs the questions of an actual human examiner) : multiple choices might not be ideal for testing people knowledge and so it is in theory better to leave it as an open question format, the student really has to think about the right answers instead of eliminating the wrong ones.

Your graphics are cool, make sure you name the proper owner or author to avoid copyright issues, hopefully nobody will bother you with it.

Another thing, I have not tried too many questions but might have found a wrong one : it seems to me that your question about km to statute miles seem to convert to nautical miles... Also how many digits do you expect for such an open question?

Keep up the good work, happy new year

Paga

Thanks so much Paga. I'll be doing another round of work on the app soon. Also -- please spread the word to any other student pilots you know.

Gary

On Thursday, December 31, 2015 at 5:08:33 AM UTC-8, PAGA wrote:
Hello Gary,

First thanks for sharing this tool.

I agree with Chris above, the corrector must allow for lower case, close answers or even typos; also when asking for numerical answers, allow for some rounding?

It is hard to automate such a test without a human corrector (which why some people do better on the written test vs the questions of an actual human examiner) : multiple choices might not be ideal for testing people knowledge and so it is in theory better to leave it as an open question format, the student really has to think about the right answers instead of eliminating the wrong ones.

Your graphics are cool, make sure you name the proper owner or author to avoid copyright issues, hopefully nobody will bother you with it.

Another thing, I have not tried too many questions but might have found a wrong one : it seems to me that your question about km to statute miles seem to convert to nautical miles... Also how many digits do you expect for such an open question?

Keep up the good work, happy new year

Paga