Embedding R/exams Exercises as Forms in R/Markdown or Quarto Documents

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Introduction to the new exams2forms package for including quizzes or individual questions from dynamic exercise templates into rmarkdown or quarto documents, e.g., for self-paced learning and self-assessment. Read More ›

Mind the Gap: Using R/exams to Ease the Transition into STEM Studies

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Ideas and experiences from an award-winning bridging course in mathematics at Universität Innsbruck, whose teaching and examination culture is guided by learning outcomes and extensively uses R/exams. Read More ›

Using ChatGPT for Creating Multiple- and Single-Choice R/exams Questions

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Tutorial for creating knowledge quiz questions with the help of ChatGPT in multiple- or single-choice format for R/exams. Read More ›

lm3: Simple Linear Regression (Cloze with Theory, Application, Essay, and File Upload)

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Exercise template with both theory and applied questions, as well as interpretation and code upload, about simple linear regression based on a randomly-generated CSV file. Read More ›

lm2: Simple Linear Regression (Cloze with Theory and Application)

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Exercise template with both theory and applied questions about simple linear regression based on a randomly-generated CSV file. Read More ›

essayreg2: Linear Regression (Cloze with Essay and File Upload)

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Exercise template for interpreting a regression with two explanatory variables based on randomly-generated data (with either a linear, semi-logarithmic, or log-log relationship) in form of a cloze including essay and file upload. Read More ›

New R/exams Version: Improved E-Learning Tools During a Pandemic

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Substantial new release of the R/exams package to CRAN with many new features and enhancements, especially for interfacing e-learning tools and learning management systems during the pandemic. Read More ›

Embedding R/exams Exercises in learnr Tutorials

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Introduction to the new exams2learnr package for including quizzes or individual questions from dynamic exercise templates into learnr tutorials which can be deployed as shiny apps. Read More ›

Introductory R/exams Course by Andrew Zammit-Mangion

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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. Read More ›

Using LaTeX in R/exams: What, Why, How?

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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 ›