Instructions for Using Problets to Practice Problem-Solving
The interface of the problets is designed to promote a clock-wise flow
of action. This means, after generating a new problem, the user will:
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Read the program presented in the left panel;
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Read the problem based on the program, presented in the top-right panel;
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Answer the problem using input options in the mid-right panel;
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Click on the "Check My Answer" button immediately below the mid-right panel;
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Read the feedback provided on the panel that follows in a clock-wise sequence;
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Click on the "Next Problem" button that follows in a clock-wise sequence;
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Start all over again from step 1 above.
Menus are provided to change problem generation, formatting and feedback
options.
Below is a snapshot of the problet on C++ pointers, with the above steps
highlighted. While there are minor variations in the interfaces of problets,
most of the problets provide for a clock-wise flow of actions consisting
of the above 6 steps.
Amruth Kumar, amruth@ramapo.edu