Process for Administering Distributed Academic Competitions
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.
- Short Name / Acronym:
- ACS
- Project Type:
- Closed Source
- Site Accession Number:
- 4503; S-119,403
- Software Type:
- Scientific
- Research Organization:
- Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC)Primary Award/Contract Number:AC02-09CH11466
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-09CH11466
- Code ID:
- 14339
- OSTI ID:
- 1231277
- Country of Origin:
- United States
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