Rutgers Physics Student Response System

Instructions for Use

There are currently two modes of operation which have been tested. One is an untagged mode multiple choice (5 answer) question program called mchoice. The other uses tagged mode, also for 5 answer multiple choice questions, which begins by asking for an identification number from each student. It is called attend.

The instructions for the instructor on running the system, and brief instructions for the students, to be placed on an overhead projector, are available for both modes. PS indicates a postscript version.

Instructions for mchoice for the instructor. PS
A flowchart for mchoice for the instructor. PS
Instructions for the students for multiple choice answers. PS
Instructions for attend for the instructor.
: ( for an older version of attend : PS)
Instructions for the students to enter ID numbers.

Experimental Slide Show

A slide show for the instructor, describing the system and use of the attend program is under development. However

It requires a java-compatible browser,
it requires a high-speed network connection to my machine, and loads of memory, as it downloads about 7MB, and

The full video presentation has 42 slides and takes about 11 minutes to view if it all works right, and downloads about 5.2MB of audio and 1.1MB of gif files.
If you want to try it, press here.

Last revised: December 27, 1996
Please send comments and corrections to

shapiro@physics.rutgers.edu