User talk:Marshallsumter/Archive 2012

Name
Hi, how are you today? Just wondering if you prefer to go by Marshallsumter or Marshall? --HappyCamper 15:16, 6 February 2012 (UTC)


 * Marshallsumter is okay. There are some other Marshall's around the wiki, but either one's okay. What can I do for you? Marshallsumter 18:14, 6 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Well, I was very heartened by your recent comment on the deletion policy today! I added another comment there. I have no idea if the discussion will be closed anytime soon. I have not seen too many custodians around lately and I suspect that those on the sidelines are probably waiting for more feedback before they jump in. --HappyCamper 18:17, 8 February 2012 (UTC)

Cataracts
There are several references to Walter Scott Houston, e.g. "In the summer of 1980, reflecting his age, Walter Scott Houston finally underwent surgery to remove a cataract from his right eye. Now to just about anyone else, a cataract would spell the end of a sky gazing career. But not Houston.  With his lens removed and a plastic UV-transparent replacement implanted, Scotty reported that a whole new world of star gazing was opened up.  The flood of ultraviolet light onto his retina allowed him to see faint blue stars previously invisible by at least one magnitude above the visual limit (to normally sighted observers)." I know that the English astronomer William Fox reported a similar experience, but I cannot find a reference.--Collingwood (talk) 09:10, 22 April 2012 (UTC)

Hello!
You have impressed me as a literate and intelligent Wikiversity contributor, so I'll say "Hello!". This marks a contact (in "My Contributions") so that I can watch to see if you contribute more good stuff -- maybe even some good case studies for "School: Wikiversity Studies"! Ray Calvin Baker (talk) 01:49, 27 September 2012 (UTC)


 * Well! You seem to have found the "School:Wikiversity_Studies" page. Thank you for your posting in the "discussion" page! Obviously, I have a LOT of studying to do! So, I had best get on with it. :-D Ray Calvin Baker (talk) 02:07, 3 October 2012 (UTC)


 * My "emoticon" seems to have been "Wikimedia-fied". That was SUPPOSED to be a "smiley face"! Ray Calvin Baker (talk) 02:09, 3 October 2012 (UTC)

Multiple Correct Answers
I have become fascinated by the elementary arithetic instruction available at Kahn Academy. I am confident that Google can find it for you. One of the answer formats I have seen there is a stack of empty boxes. I'm not sure how this can be implemented, but, certainly, a new empty box can be added to a list every time the student fills up a box.

Let me illustrate the concept with some examples. A suitable "question" of the type you inquired about, is: "List the factors of some number, n".

 Here are some requests for suitable answers: n = 6 | n = 7 | n = 12 | n = 15 |

Here are the correct Answer(s). Notice that some requests have only a few correct answers, while other requests have many. 1    | 1     | 1      | 1      | 2     | 7     | 2      | 3      | 3     |       | 3      | 5      | 6     |       | 4      | 15     |      |       | 6      |        |      |       | 12     |        |      |       |        |        | 

The program needs to "sense" when the student has filled a box, and also when the student has completed his/her list. Kahn Academy rewards each attempt with a message, "Correct! Try another question" or "Try again!".

I am sure you can recall the classic "Skinner Box" from your psychology classes. It seems (to me) very appropriate for drills such as this.

Ray Calvin Baker (talk) 22:39, 11 October 2012 (UTC)

Template:DGNotation
I made this template to make the two sections Notation and Universals easier to note where it has the same text on many pages. You can add more to it, like group and dominant, or shorten it down to just the notation section. There is a cite error, but it works out once its inserted onto a page with the tag. I wanted to center it to the bottom, next to the table of contents, just above the first header, but that I don't know how to do.Sidelight12 Talk 15:30, 28 December 2012 (UTC)