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.cen (*How to Use the PC-CAI Program Generator-CREATE*)


.cen(*(C)Copyright Alan C. Elliott, 1986-90)
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.cen(*A BASIC UNDERSTANDING*)
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The PC-CAI Program Generator, called CREATE, is very simple to use. However,
you must have a basic understanding about how a PC-CAI tutorial is set up.
With CREATE, you can create a tutorial such as the one you are now using.
Once you have progressed, you may skip using CREATE at all, and create your
own PC-CAI program using a text editor, which is provided with PC-CAI.
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Let's discover the basic structure of a PC-CAI tutorial.
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                           ┌──────────────┐
                           │     TITLE    │
                           └──────────────┘
                                  
                           ┌──────────────┐
                           │   TUTORIAL   │
                           │     TEXT     │
                           └──────────────┘
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A tutorial usually begins with a title. After a TITLE is given, there will
generally be some tutorial text, such as an explanation of what is coming up,
or a teaching session. This text may precede a "Question" session, and is
displayed for the student generally once.

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                           ┌──────────────┐
                           │   TUTORIAL   │
                       |-->│     TEXT     │
                       |   └──────────────┘
                       |<-------    ----------> STOP
                           ┌───────────────┐
                           │ Q & A Session │
                           └───────────────┘
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Following tutorial text, the program may

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        STOP ─ GO TO ANOTHER TEXT SECTION ─ OR BEGIN A QUESTION SECTION

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For each question in the tutorial, the program must know what are the right
and (sometimes) the wrong answers.

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                           ┌───────────────┐
                           │   ANSWER IS   │
                           │   EVALUATED   │
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After the question is asked and an answer is entered by the student, the
program checks to determine if the answer is right or wrong.

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.loc 12,50 (*Loop according to*)
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If the answer given is wrong, the question may be asked again. The author
of the program specifies how many tries the student will have.

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               <----Continue------or-------Stop------->

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If the question is answered correctly, or if the number of tries is exhausted,
the tutorial may (1) STOP, (2) Begin another question, or (3) Enter another
Tutorial Text section, concluding the cycle.
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.cen (*CREATE*)
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That is a brief look at a typical tutorial. The CREATE program can help you
create tutorials like the one outlined above.
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WHAT IS THE CREATE PROGRAM?

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CREATE is the AUTHORING SYSTEM program of the PC-CAI Development System. It
asks the tutorial author a series of questions, and from the author's answers,
the program CREATE creates a PC-CAI program (stored in a computer file), which
can then be run.

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                              The Flow of Creation
                               A Typical Scenario

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          ONE                   TWO                     THREE
    ________________      __________________      ___________________
    In the beginning      Second, the author      Third, the PC-CAI run
    the tutorial          uses the editor to      module is started,
    author runs the       correct any typos       and the tutorial is
    CREATE program.       or to make minor        tested. If corrections
                          changes.                need to be made, go back
                                                  to the second step.
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       RESULT               RESULT                   RESULT


    A PC-CAI tutorial    The PC-CAI tutorial        A finished product.
    is stored in a       file is updated
    computer file.       with corrections.
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                TWO MAJOR PROGRAMS USED IN THE CREATION PROCESS
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There are two major programs used in the creation process.

1. CREATE - The authoring program
2. CAI    - The "run module", which interprets the tutorial program,
            and causes it to do what the author has instructed. The
            CAI module also contains the editor.


There is a third important program called CAI-UTIL that contains support
routines including the IMAGE maker, used for animation and program setup.


@begin
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Please enter the name of the program which creates a tutorial by asking the
author questions about the contents of the tutorial.
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@read(*Enter the name here :*)
@right (*CREATE*) force nocase
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VERY GOOD!
.play (*mfo2l16cdefgabo3c*)
@end

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@begin
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Please enter the name of the program which runs the created tutorial.
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@read(*Enter the name here :*)
@right (*CAI*) force nocase
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VERY GOOD!
.play (*mfo2l16cdefgabo3c*)
@end

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@begin
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Please enter the name of the program that contains the PC-CAI editor.
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@read(*Enter the name here :*)
@right (*CAI*) force nocase
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VERY GOOD!
.play (*mfo2l16cdefgabo3c*)
@end

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                          BEGINNING THE CREATE PROGRAM

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To begin the CREATE tutorial, you must have the PC-CAI Development System
Diskette in Drive A (or on hard disk drive C) and the "A>" or "C>" prompt
must be on the screen. The command to begin the program is simply

C>CREATE
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You try it...enter the command to begin the CREATE program:
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@begin
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@READ(*C>*)
@RIGHT (*CREATE*) Exact nocase
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VERY GOOD!
.play (*mfo2l16cdefgabo3c*)

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@wrong

Be careful in typing in the name of the CREATE program.

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@end
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Once the CREATE program begins, you are presented with a list of tutorial
types to choose from. These types define the general "look" of a tutorial.
Later, we will learn how you can create your own custom tutorial types.

┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│1. Test:One right answer (Exact Nocase), one chance, reply            │
│2. Test:One right answer (Keyword), one chance, no replies            │
│3. Allow full flexibility in the design of tutorial.                  │
│4. Define your own tutorial type.                                     │
└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

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The Most Flexible

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The most flexible tutorial type causes the CREATE program to ask the tutorial
author the maximum number of questions. You will often want to use a more
restricted tutorial type to avoid answering questions unnecessary for the
particular tutorial you may be creating.