Contents

• List of Figures
• Introduction
• Learning and Assessment
  • Constructivism
  • Traits of Good Grading
  
  
• History of Computer-Aided Assessment
  • Forsythe and Wirth
  • Hollingsworth
  • BAGS: Basser Automatic Grading Scheme
  • Kassandra
  • Dalziel's List
  • Pardo
  • Fully Automated Assessment
  • CourseMaster / Ceilidh
  
  
• Design of Agar
  • Paradigms for CAA
    • Single-Purpose Testers: The ``Simple'' Approach
    • Reusable Code
    • Agar: A ``Generalized'' Framework
  • Initial Design Decisions
  • First Quarter Changes
  • Second Quarter Changes
  
  
• Technical Details
  • Views
  • Details of Agar
    • Tools
    • Submissions & Comments
    • A Grading Example
  
  
• Development Methodology
• Future Work
• Conclusion
• Bibliography
• Existing Tools
• Version History