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Automatic Generation of Exams in R

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  • Grün, Bettina
  • Zeileis, Achim

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Package exams provides a framework for automatic generation of standardized statistical exams which is especially useful for large-scale exams. To employ the tools, users just need to supply a pool of exercises and a master file controlling the layout of the final PDF document. The exercises are specified in separate Sweave files (containing R code for data generation and LaTeX code for problem and solution description) and the master file is a LaTeX document with some additional control commands. This paper gives an overview of the main design aims and principles as well as strategies for adaptation and extension. Hands-on illustrations---based on example exercises and control files provided in the package---are presented to get new users started easily.

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  • Grün, Bettina & Zeileis, Achim, 2009. "Automatic Generation of Exams in R," Journal of Statistical Software, Foundation for Open Access Statistics, vol. 29(i10).
    • Handle: RePEc:jss:jstsof:v:029:i10
    DOI: http://hdl.handle.net/10.18637/jss.v029.i10
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    1. Dinges, Gerlinde & Kowarik, Alexander & Meindl, Bernhard & Templ, Matthias, 2011. "An Open Source Approach for Modern Teaching Methods: The Interactive TGUI System," Journal of Statistical Software, Foundation for Open Access Statistics, vol. 39(i07).
    2. Zeileis, Achim & Umlauf, Nikolaus & Leisch, Friedrich, 2014. "Flexible Generation of E-Learning Exams in R: Moodle Quizzes, OLAT Assessments, and Beyond," Journal of Statistical Software, Foundation for Open Access Statistics, vol. 58(i01).
    3. repec:jss:jstsof:39:i07 is not listed on IDEAS
    4. Dryver, Arthur, 2009. "The Enhancement of Teaching Materials for Applied Statistics Courses by Combining Random Number Generation and Portable Document Format Files via LaTeX," Journal of Statistical Software, Foundation for Open Access Statistics, vol. 31(c03).

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