I always knew kids could learn APL. It is comforting to know that they can learn J also.
Linda -----Original Message----- From: programming-boun...@jsoftware.com [mailto:programming-boun...@jsoftware.com] On Behalf Of Henry Rich Sent: Saturday, December 17, 2011 1:25 PM To: Programming forum Subject: [Jprogramming] J Midterm exam 2011 Kids can learn J! I teach a highschool class in J, attended by 14 students. For my midterm this year I set 16 problems. I posted the exam on the Web 24 hours before it was due, with instructions that they could bring handwritten notes to class, where they would type in their solutions during the 2 hours of the exam. The median score was 7, with all but one student offering 5 correct answers. One student got 12 problems right and made a tiny error on a 13th. Amazingly, 2 students solved all 16. Astonishingly, one of those students provided tacit solutions for 13 of his 16 correct answers (tacit was awarded extra credit). The exam can be seen at http://www.raleighcharterhs.org/faculty/hrich/Courses/PSE/psemidterm2011.ijs and my suggested solutions at http://www.raleighcharterhs.org/faculty/hrich/Courses/PSE/psemidterm2011answ ers%20gffgh.ijs Readers of this space will note my use of the dice/toss thread. Henry Rich ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
