RELATE

RELATE was formed to study data from the Socratic homework tutor written by the PI and his son Alex Pritchard, originally named mycybertutor.com (this has become Pearson's MasteringPhysics.com, M'chemistry.com, M'Engineering.com, etc.). Offering comments on particular wrong answers, a selection of hints upon request, and follow-up comments and questions after completion of problems, it emulates a Socratic tutor, the epitome of Tutoring... Applying the principles of science and engineering requires quantitative conclusions and comparisons based on reliable measurements. In education, measurement is called Assessment. Assessment drives instruction by providing students, teachers, and content authors with feedback on whether they're meeting their goals. ‘Summative assessment' like examinations focusses students' attention and effort, and strongly influences what learning the teacher tries to engender. RELATE's objective in assessment is to gain deeper insight into the student's thinking,..