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Title: Process for Administering Distributed Academic Competitions

Abstract

Currently, academic-type competitions are scored using a combination of timer clocks, entries on paper, and individual computers to consolidate individual entries. Such a system is unwieldy, time-consuming, and depends on the individual computer skills that might be present amount the competition administrators. The new Academic Competition Software combines digital clocks, along with a scoring system that permits different point values for different types of questions. Bonus or toss-up questions can be monitored during the competition, using a subtimer system. All data is consolidated on the fly and the system can be operated by a single person. Results from different sites (rooms) can be added in as well. As such, the software is extremely flexible. It is anticipated that this new software will be useful for Science or Science Olympiad type competitions held in many high schools and colleges, as well as for preparation and training for such competitions.

Developers:
Release Date:
Project Type:
Closed Source, Site Hosted
Software Type:
Scientific
Licenses:
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC)

Primary Award/Contract Number:
AC02-09CH11466
Code ID:
14339
Site Accession Number:
4503; S-119,403
Research Org.:
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States)
Country of Origin:
United States

Citation Formats

Feibush, Eliot, and USDOE Office of Science. Process for Administering Distributed Academic Competitions. Computer software. USDOE Office of Science (SC). 4 Feb. 2010. Web. doi:10.11578/dc.20180716.24.
Feibush, Eliot, & USDOE Office of Science. (2010, February 4). Process for Administering Distributed Academic Competitions [Computer software]. https://doi.org/10.11578/dc.20180716.24
Feibush, Eliot, and USDOE Office of Science. Process for Administering Distributed Academic Competitions. Computer software. February 4, 2010. doi:https://doi.org/10.11578/dc.20180716.24.
@misc{osti_1231277,
title = {Process for Administering Distributed Academic Competitions},
author = {Feibush, Eliot and USDOE Office of Science},
abstractNote = {Currently, academic-type competitions are scored using a combination of timer clocks, entries on paper, and individual computers to consolidate individual entries. Such a system is unwieldy, time-consuming, and depends on the individual computer skills that might be present amount the competition administrators. The new Academic Competition Software combines digital clocks, along with a scoring system that permits different point values for different types of questions. Bonus or toss-up questions can be monitored during the competition, using a subtimer system. All data is consolidated on the fly and the system can be operated by a single person. Results from different sites (rooms) can be added in as well. As such, the software is extremely flexible. It is anticipated that this new software will be useful for Science or Science Olympiad type competitions held in many high schools and colleges, as well as for preparation and training for such competitions.},
doi = {10.11578/dc.20180716.24},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1231277}, year = {Thu Feb 04 00:00:00 EST 2010},
month = {Thu Feb 04 00:00:00 EST 2010},
note =
}