To help new users to adopt R/exams for generating remote assessments this new free online course covers steps from installation to automatic exam generation in Moodle and PDF format. Due to the requirement to move to remote assessment during the global Covid-19 pandemic, Andrew Zammit-Mangion (University of Wollongong, School ... [Read more...]

LaTeX is a document prepration system that is very powerful but can sometimes also be a bit confusing. Hence, some useful details are provided that should help R/exams users getting LaTeX installed and used effectively for preparing exams. ... [Read more...]

Generating, importing, and customizing online tests for TestVision with R/exams. Motivation This tutorial illustrates how to use R/exams for creating online exams for TestVision. Testvision is a Dutch commercial onlin... [Read more...]

Resources and experiences shared by the R/exams community for supporting distance learning in different learning management systems. Motivation The COVID-19 pandemic forced many of us to switch abruptly from our usual... [Read more...]

Experiences with transitioning to R/exams for multiple automated and randomized online exams in a soil mechanics course at Universität Innsbruck (UIBK). Guest post by Wolfgang Fellin (Universität Innsbruck, Division of... [Read more...]

Tutorial for conducting online exams generated by R/exams in OpenOLAT, including strategies to prevent cheating such as extended randomization, linear navigation, and a sworn declaration prior to the exam. Overview Th... [Read more...]

New minor releases of the R/exams package to CRAN with many enhancements including TinyTeX support and extended control over the random variation in dynamic exercises through fixed parameters or custom random seeds. Ne... [Read more...]

Exercise template for a multiple-choice knowledge quiz question with flexible shuffling of the alternatives. Name: capitals Type: mchoice Related: swisscapital Description: Knowledge quiz question about capitals (vs. large cities) in countries around the world with 5 correct and 6 false alternatives which are shuffled randomly in each version of the exercise. Due ... [Read more...]

Webinar hosted by Why R? Foundation: Slides, video, and e-learning resources. Why R? Webinar 001 R/exams was presented in the first Why R? webinar by Achim Zeileis. Marcin Kosiński was the host and did a great job se... [Read more...]

Step-by-step tutorials for generating, importing, and customizing online tests and quizzes using exams2moodle() and exams2openolat() in R/exams. Motivation E-learning resources such as online tests and quizzes or more formal e-exams are very useful in a variety of settings: formative vs. summative assessments; in-class vs. distance learning; synchronous ... [Read more...]

Before actually using a dynamic exercise in a course it should be thoroughly tested. While certain aspects require critical reading by a human, other aspects can be automatically stress-tested in R. Motivation After a dynamic exercise has been developed, thorough testing is recommended before administering the exercise in a student ... [Read more...]

Pre-conference tutorial about R/exams at useR! 2019 (The R User Conference) in Toulouse: Slides, example code, and links to further information. Tutorial at useR! 2019 Today, the pre-conference tutorials kick off this... [Read more...]

New minor releases of the R/exams package to CRAN, containing a new dedicated function for online quizzes/exams in the Canvas learning management system. Moreover, the update provides a range of smaller improvements and bug fixes. ... [Read more...]

Experiences with using R/exams for written exams in finance classes with a moderate number of students at Texas A&M International University (TAMIU). Guest post by Nathaniel P. Graham (Texas A&M International University, Division of International Banking and Finance Studies). Background While R/exams was originally written for ... [Read more...]

Many R/exams exercises employ mathematical notation that needs to be converted and rendered suitably for inclusion in online exams. While R/exams attempts to set suitable defaults, an overview is provided of possible adjustments and when these might be useful or even necessary. Overview A popular use case of ... [Read more...]

New minor release of the R/exams package to CRAN, containing a range of smaller improvements and bug fixes. Notably scanning of written NOPS exams is enhanced and made more reliable and a new exercise template demonstrates how to use advanced... [Read more...]

Exercise template for computing the 2-sided confidence interval (with extended Moodle processing) for the mean based on a random sample. Name: confint3 Type: cloze Related: confint2 Description: Computing the 2-sided confidence interval at 95% level for the mean based on a random sample. The exercise is a cloze with two numeric ... [Read more...]

Keynote lecture about R/exams at eRum 2018 (European R Users Meeting) in Budapest: Slides, video, e-learning, replication materials. Keynote lecture at eRum 2018 R/exams was presented in a keynote lecture by Achim Zeileis at eRum 2018, the European R Users Meeting, this time organized by a team around Gergely Daróczi ... [Read more...]

Exercise template for solving a system of three linear equations (single-choice) with a problem description based on shuffled images. Name: fruit2 Type: schoice Related: fruit Description: A system of three linear equations has to be solved and the solution has to be entered into a fourth equation. However, the system ... [Read more...]

Exercise template for solving a system of three linear equations (numeric answer) with a problem description based on shuffled images. Name: fruit Type: num Related: fruit2 Description: A system of three linear equations has to be solved and the solution has to be entered into a fourth equation. However, the ... [Read more...]