INTERACTIVE ASSIGNMENT SYSTEM INCLUDING A SIMULATION SYSTEM FOR SIMULATING MODELS OF PROBLEMS

摘要

An interactive assignment system to present problems to users. The interactive assignment system may include a simulation system to simulate interactions of objects of a model of the problem. The simulation system may be configured to determine characterizations of properties of the model based on simulating the interactions. The interactive assignment system may enable users to input a characterization of a property of the model, and the simulation system may determine a correct characterization from evaluating the model. The users' input may then be compared to the correct characterization to determine whether the users' input is correct. Similarly, the interactive assignment system may enable a user configuring a problem (such as an instructor for a course) merely to indicate a property of the model to which a desired solution relates, and the simulation system may determine a correct characterization of the property from evaluating the model.

主权项

1. A method of operating an interactive assignment system to configure a problem to be presented via the interactive assignment system, the interactive assignment system operating on at least one computing device and comprising a simulation system to simulate interactions of objects in a model of the problem and to determine an effect of interactions of objects in the model, the method comprising:
configuring the model of the problem based at least in part on user input, the configuring comprising storing information indicating that a value of a property of the model is to be randomly selected when the simulation system is to simulate the model; and configuring the problem with a desired solution that is to be input to the interactive assignment system as a solution to the problem, in response to receipt of user input indicating the desired solution.