Metacat

        function trim(stringToTrim) {

                return stringToTrim.replace(/^\s*/, '').replace(/\s*$/,'');

        }

        function checkSearch(submitFormObj) {

			var searchString = trim(submitFormObj.searchstring.value);

			if (searchString=="") {

				if (confirm("No search terms were entered.\nContinue with a wildcardsearch?")) {

					searchString = "%";

				} 

				else {

          			return false;

				}

			//generate the query

			var queryString = 

				generateSearchString(

					searchString, 

					true, 

					true);

			//set the form value	

    		submitFormObj.query.value = queryString;

    		submitFormObj.qformat.value = "first";

    		//alert(submitFormObj.query.value);	

			return true;

        }

		function browseAll(){

			var submitFormObj = document.getElementById("searchForm");

			if (checkSearch(submitFormObj)) {

				submitFormObj.submit();

			}

		}

		function searchAssessments(){

			var searchString = document.getElementById("searchBox").value;

					searchString, 

<table width="760" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">

			<p class="intro">

				Welcome to the FIRST Assessment Repository. 

				The repository contains detailed information on assessment tools used

				[primarily] in biological and ecological science courses.

				Records herein adhere to a standard educational metadata specification 

				and enable educators to explore effective teaching models and techniques.

			</p>

			<p class="intro">	

				The aim is to associate outcome measures (i.e. student test scores) with the particular concepts

				on which the student is being tested and also associate the specific instructional techniques employed 

				when presenting that material to the student.

			</p>

			<p class="intro">

				The repository relies primarily on data collected from and submitted by

				professors and instructors.  While this system is still in active development,

				a quick search should reveal the depth, flexibility, and utility of the model. 

				And, of course, feedback is strongly encouraged and greatly appreciated.

			</p>

			<p class="intro">

				Information about the FIRST Project and it's activities is currently available through the 

				<a href="http://www.first2.org/">FIRST II</a> site.

			<p class="intro">

				If you have any questions, comments or problems,

				please contact the repository developer and administrator at

				<a	href="mailto:leinfelder@nceas.ucsb.edu">leinfelder@nceas.ucsb.edu</a>

			</p>

			<br />

					<td class="borderbottom" align="left">

						<p align="center">Search Assessments and Questions</p>

				</tr>	

					<td colspan="2" align="left">

						<form method="POST" action="<%=SERVLET_URL%>" target="_top"

							onSubmit="return checkSearch(this)" id="searchForm">

								<input name="query" type="hidden"> 

								<input name="qformat" value="first" type="hidden"> 

								<input type="hidden" name="action" value="squery"> 								

								<table>

									<tr>

										<td>Any field:</td>

										<td><input size="14" name="searchstring" type="text" value="" id="searchBox" onkeypress="searchAssessments()"></td>

									</tr>

									<tr>

										<td colspan="2"><hr/></td>

									</tr>

									<tr>

										<td>Institution: </td>

										<td><input name="institution" id="institution" type="text" size="14"/></td>

									</tr>

									<tr>

										<td>Course: </td>

										<td><input name="course" id="course" type="text" size="14"/></td>

									</tr>

									<tr>

										<td>Instructor: </td>

										<td><input name="instructor" id="instructor" type="text" size="14"/></td>

									</tr>

									<tr>

										<td>Year: </td>

										<td><input name="year" id="year" type="text" size="4"/></td>

									</tr>

									<tr>

										<td colspan="2"><hr/></td>

									</tr>

									<tr>

										<td colspan="1">

											<!--  <input type="button" onclick="javascript:searchAssessments()" value="Search"/> -->

											<input value="Search" type="submit">

										</td>

										<td>

										</td>

									</tr>		

								</table>

						</form>

						<div align="center">

							<p align="left">This tool allows you to search for Assessments and Questions.

							By default, the search will be conducted over all Assessment fields.

							These include (but are not limited to):

							course and assessment titles and descriptions, instructor name, and keyword fields. 

							Expanding the search to include Questions will include additional results for question matches

							(much like a question bank). 

							<br />

							<br />

							You can use the '%' character as a wildcard in your searches (e.g.,

							'%biology%' would locate any phrase with the word biology embedded within it).

							</p>

						</div>

				<tr>

					<td class="borderbottom">

						<div align="center">

							<a href="javascript:browseAll()">

							Browse All FIRST items

							</a> 

							<br />

						</div>

			<div id="ajaxResults">Loading Search results...</div>

			<br />

			<br />

			<p class="intro">

			This repository is an effort of the <a href="http://www.nceas.ucsb.edu">National Center for Ecological

			Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS)</a> and is based on software developed by

			the <a href="http://knb.ecoinformatics.org">Knowledge Network for

			Biocomplexity (KNB)</a>, and houses metadata that are compliant with 

			[the currently-under-development] Educational Metadata Language (EdML [name subject to change]).</p>