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


.cen(*(C)Alan C. Elliott, 1986,89*)
.cen(*Portions (C)Copyright Microsoft Corp. 1982-87*)
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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 the PC-CAI
DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM.
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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 preceed 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 15,45 (*---*)
.loc 14,47 (*|*)
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.loc 11,45 (*<--*)
.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

A>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(*A>*)
@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), once chance, reply           │
│2. Test:One right answer (Keyword), one chance, no replys             │
│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.

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                             Synopsis of a tutorial

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1. The Title Screen

2. Textual Information

3. Question(s)

4. Ending


Parts 1 and 4 occur only once, and parts 2 and 3 may occur many times.


.pau (*Please press Enter*)
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.cen(*Entering Text in CREATE*)

In each of the parts of CREATE where you enter textual information, the same
procedure is used.

1. The prompt ">" will always appear at the far left side of the screen.

2. As you type information on the screen, a "word wrap" will occur when the
typing reaches the right edge of the screen, so that you need not press the
enter key as you type. Pressing the Esc key ends the entry.

3. To backup and correct an entry on the same line, use the <-- key next to
the = key.

4. To backup an entire line, enter a .B after the > prompt.

5. To end a section without saving it (abort) enter a .A after the > prompt.

6. It will often be advisible to put off correcting mistakes as you are
entering textual material, and to correct those mistakes in AE.

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                                     REVIEW


@Beg
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In order to backup a line to make a correction, what command is entered after
the > prompt?

@READ(*Enter your answer here     >*)
@RIGHT(*.B*)exact nocase

Correct! Also remember that the command is abort a section is
.play (*o2mbl16cdefgabo3c*)

>.A

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@Wrong

The backup command at the > prompt is a dot (.) plus a B.

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The answer is   >.B
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Here is a typical situation: You have typed this textual material, and then
notice that the name Washington is misspelled...

>George Wasington was the first President of the United States. He is
>remembered for his brillant role commanding the Contential Army during the
>American Revolution, and his wooden teeth.
>

What should you do to correct the misspelling?

1) Enter .B three times, and re-enter the sentence.
2) Enter .A to aborth the section, and begin again.
3) Wait and correct it using the PC-CAI editor AE.

@READ(*Enter the number of your answer here :*)
@RIGHT(*3*) exact

Correct, that is the best choice. To correct minor (or major) mistakes, the
PC-CAI editor will do the fastest, easiest job.
.play (*o2mbl16cdefgabo3c*)

@Wrong (*2*) exact

That is a possible choice, but not the best.

.pau (*Please press ENTER*)
@Wrong (*1*) exact

That is a possible choice, but not the best.

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@end

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Once you are satisfied that the entry is acceptable, which key will you press?


1) Esc key
2) Enter Key
3) Break Key

@Read (Enter your answer here >*)
@Right(*1*) exact

Very Good!
.play (*o2mbl16cdefgabo3c*)

@Wrong

No, the proper key to press is the escape key (Esc), located at the upper
left of the keyboard.

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@end

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                            TYPES OF ANSWER MATCHES


During the course of creating a tutorial, or in the process of defining a
tutorial, you will need to specify what KIND of match to expect the user to
give to a question. This instructs the PC-CAI program how to MATCH the answer
the user gives to the answer that you have indicated as the correct answer.

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TYPES OF MATCHES

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KEYWORD
        EXACT
              EXACT NOCASE
                          SOUNDEX
                                 DECIMAL
                                        LIST
                                             FORCE
                                                   FORCE NOCASE

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THE KEYWORD MATCH

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KEYWORD matches answers by testing to see if the designated answer is
CONTAINED in the user's answer (ignoring case). For instance,

The designated answer is WASHINGTON.

The user answers George Washington.

The word WASHINGTON is contained in the answer George Washington, therefore,
it is a match.

You must be careful with the keyword match since "John Washington" and
"Washington DC" would both also match the designated answer.


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                             EXACT and EXACT NOCASE
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EXACT matches answers by testing that the answer matches letter by letter,
and case is important. In other words "BILL" would not match with "Bill".

EXACT NOCASE is the same as EXACT, except case does not matter. In the
EXACT NOCASE instance, "BILL" and "Bill" would be a match.

Exact nocase is recommended for use in a multiple choice question, where the
list of answers is by letters such as

a. Washington
b. Jefferson
etc

SOUNDEX is like EXACT NOCASE, except slight misspellings will not cause a
mismatch. For instance SMITH will match with SMYTH or SMYTHE.

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                                    DECIMAL
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DECIMAL indicates that the answer is a decimal number, that is a number of
the type 10 or 10.1 or 101.345. An answer of the type 1 3/4 would NOT be a
decimal number.
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                                      LIST
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LIST allows the designated answer to be a list of words, separated by commas,
such as wheat, barley, oats. Case is not checked. The list may be in any
order since "barley,wheat,oats will match "oats,Barley, WHEAT".


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                             FORCE and FORCE NOCASE
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FORCE indicates that the user will be forced to enter the designated answer.
Any character which does not match the answer will be not be printed on the
screen, and a beep will indicate that the character is not a part of the
answer. FORCE checks for case, and FORCE NOCASE ignores case.

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Let's say you have created the question:
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Who was the first president of the United States:

a. Benjamin Franklin
b. Johhny Carson
c. George Washington
d. Francis Asbury

Please enter your answer:

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What kind of answer type would you designate?

a. KEYWORD
b. SOUNDEX
c. EXACT
d. EXACT NOCASE

@READ(*Please enter yor answer:*)
@RIGHT(*d*) EXACT NOCASE
.play (*o2mbl16cdefgabo3c*)

That is correct since you want the answer to be exact, but case does not
matter.
@wrong

No. Remember, want the answer to match a, b, c, or d, (or A, B, C, or D).

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Suppose you enter the question:

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Enter the name of the first president of the USA :
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What kind of answer type would you designate

a. KEYWORD
b. SOUNDEX
c. EXACT
d. EXACT NOCASE

@READ(*Please enter yor answer:*)
@RIGHT(*a*) exact nocase
.play (*o2mbl16cdefgabo3c*)

Correct, since you want the word WASHINGTON to be the keyword on which to
match, and you will allow for various answers such as GEORGE WASHINGTON
and G. WASHINGTON
@WRONG (*b*) exact nocase

Could be right, but let's assume you want them to spell the answer correctly.

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@wrong

No, you want the word WASHINGTON to be the keyword on which to match, and you
will allow for various answers such as GEORGE WASHINGTON and G. WASHINGTON

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                              SUMMARY INFORMATION
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1. The most common match used is KEYWORD, with the next being EXACT NOCASE.

2. If you use LIST, make sure the question is worded so that the user knows
that the answer must contain a list with commas separating each item.

3. SOUNDEX check for words that "sound" correct.

4. When you use decimal, word the question so that an answer of the type
3 3/4 is not given instead of 3.75.

5. The FORCE match is not supported in the CREATE program since it supports
the concept of RIGHT, but does not allow a wrong answer. It may be added to a
tutorial using the AE PC-CAI editor.


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                                     REVIEW
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The PC-CAI system consists of several "modules".  They are

CREATE ....Helps you create tutorials


CAI .......Runs tutorials and contains an editor to allow you to create or
           edit tutorial files.


CAI-UTIL ..Contains support routines, including the IMAGE routine that allows
           you to draw pictures for use in graphics or animation.
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This ends the CREATE tutorial, part two. You should also read the "BEGINNER"
chapter in the PC-CAI manual, and practice using CREATE.

Items NOT covered in this tutorial, but which appear in the manual are:

1. How to set up function keys.
2. How to define your own tutorial type.
3. How to use the PC-CAI editor.

Please run the tutorial named CREATE2 next.


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