Inductor was designed as an online assessment tool by Jay Pfaffman to provide a means to author, administer, grade, and learn from multiple-choice tests. These tests are often criticized for being shallow and for promoting memorization, but they can be transformed into assessments for learning. They may be redesigned to specifically target misconceptions and important knowledge principles, and when they are presented in a computer environment, they can be designed to provide immediate and elaborate feed-back to students. By using an online system, we may also provide access to outside resources for learning, such as instructional web sites and simulations or animations. This creates a learning environment that goes beyond the typical sequestered problem solving context for taking tests in which there is no access to tools or resources.

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Problem solving in Inductor is based on Invariants. For a description of Invariant-based problem solving look up: Invariant-based Problem Solving

For an introduction to invariants look up: Invariant Introduction