FLexam Exam Software

Recent news

• May 2023 release
  • New exam creation features
  • LaTex typesetting
  • New exam grading and matching features
  • The new BQ question format
  • Conversion of existing exam files
  • Sample exams showing new capabilities

FLexam overview

• About FLexam
  • How FLexam works
  • FLexam documentation
  • Acknowledgements
• Summary of exam creation and grading
  • 1. Edit exam source file and create master exam
  • 2. Create student exams
  • 3. Print student exams
  • 4. Administer the exam
  • 5. Read ScanTron sheets and grade the exam
  • 6. Match students taking the exam to the course roster
• Installing and running FLexam
  • FLexam basics
  • Running FLexam on the FLexam virtual machine
  • Installing / running FLexam on user machine

FLexam exam file format

• FLexam exam file structure
  • Basic exam structure
• Frontmatter & endmatter
  • Frontmatter commands (and order of evaluation)
  • Endmatter commands
  • Example: phy2054 exam
• Question format & question types
  • QQ: Standalone question
  • CQ: Continuation question
  • RQ: Randomly chosen question
• Description of answer types
  • Singlechoice questions
  • True/False questions
  • Multichoice questions
  • Maching questions
• Placement of figures and answers
  • Figure placement
  • Answer placement
• Summary of question parameters
  • Description of parameters
• Summary of question-related commands
  • List of question-related commands
  • Randomizing question order on student exams
  • Randomization example 1
  • Randomization example 2
• Useful tips: Paragraphs, lists, tables
  • Making paragraphs
  • Making numbered, labeled and bulleted lists
  • Making tables
• Sample exams
  • Test exams demonstrating FLexam capabilities
  • Physics exams from previous semesters

Creating a FLexam exam

• Master exam creation, with examples
  • Example 1: phy2048 exam
  • Example 2: phy2049 exam
  • Help info: make_exam.py
• Student exam creation, with examples
  • Example 1: phy2048 exam
  • Example 2: PHY2049 exam
  • Help info: make_exam.py

Grading a FLexam exam

• Grading Scantron exams
  • Help info: grade_exam_scantron.py
• Example: Grading Scantron exams
  • Sample PHY2053 exam from Spring 2019
  • Simulated PHY2053 exam results
  • Grading the exam

Assigning grades to students

• Matching exams to student roster
  • Help info: match_exam_roster.py
• Example: Matching exams to roster
  • Sample PHY2053 exam from Spring 2019
  • Matching example

Advanced use cases

• Creating exams with large fonts
  • Useful FLexam parameters
  • Example: Make two exams with 17pt font
• Making annotated student exams
  • Help info: annotate.py

Indices and tables

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