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README.md
In exams: Automatic Generation of Exams in R
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A One-for-All Exams Generator
Overview
The open-source R package 'exams' provides a
one-for-all approach to automatic exams generation. Based on
exercise templates large numbers of personalized exams/quizzes/tests can be
created for various systems: PDFs for classical written exams (with
automatic evaluation), imports for learning management systems (like
Moodle, Canvas, OpenOlat, or Blackboard), live voting (via ARSnova or Particify), and
custom output in PDF, HTML, Docx, etc.
Installation
The stable version of the R package exams is available from
CRAN. It can be installed
from within R along with all of its dependencies via:
install.packages("exams", dependencies = TRUE)
In case, you need features or bug fixes from
the latest development version, this can be installed from
R-universe:
install.packages("exams", repos = "https://zeileis.R-universe.dev")
In addition to the R packages some further tools (like Pandoc or
Ghostscript) may be needed, depending on the tasks that R/exams should
carry out. See the installation tutorial, linked below, for more details.
Get started
Follow the tutorials on:
Subsequently, start creating:
See also the available video tutorials on YouTube.
License
The package is available under the
General Public License version 3 or
version 2
Try the exams package in your browser
Any scripts or data that you put into this service are public.
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A One-for-All Exams Generator
Overview
The open-source R package 'exams' provides a one-for-all approach to automatic exams generation. Based on exercise templates large numbers of personalized exams/quizzes/tests can be created for various systems: PDFs for classical written exams (with automatic evaluation), imports for learning management systems (like Moodle, Canvas, OpenOlat, or Blackboard), live voting (via ARSnova or Particify), and custom output in PDF, HTML, Docx, etc.
Installation
The stable version of the R package exams is available from
CRAN. It can be installed
from within R along with all of its dependencies via:
install.packages("exams", dependencies = TRUE)
In case, you need features or bug fixes from the latest development version, this can be installed from R-universe:
install.packages("exams", repos = "https://zeileis.R-universe.dev")
In addition to the R packages some further tools (like Pandoc or Ghostscript) may be needed, depending on the tasks that R/exams should carry out. See the installation tutorial, linked below, for more details.
Get started
Follow the tutorials on:
Subsequently, start creating:
See also the available video tutorials on YouTube.
License
The package is available under the General Public License version 3 or version 2
Try the exams package in your browser
Any scripts or data that you put into this service are public.
R Package Documentation
Browse R Packages
We want your feedback!
Note that we can't provide technical support on individual packages. You should contact the package authors for that.
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