MakeTests: Generate and Correct Individualized Questions with Many Styles

Fernando Teubl, Valério Batista, Francisco Zampirolli

2021

Abstract

Hardcopy exams are one of the most traditional evaluation methods. However, the greater the class the more endeavour to correct them. Automatic generation and evaluation tools can help but most of them are restricted to multiple-choice tests. Our paper presents MakeTests, a free of charge and open source system that automates both generation and correction of exams. MakeTests’ main contributions are: (1) highly parametrized questions drawn from a database; (2) inclusion of many question styles besides multiple-choice (true/false, matching, numerical and written response, only this one with manual correction); (3) real-time correction with webcam upon handing in. This paper shows how to elaborate exams with MakeTests, specially regarding the several question styles with parametrization, and also how to correct them automatically. These procedures are illustrated here by two experiments: the first one focused on feedback immediately upon handing in a test that was given to 78 students, and the second one managed by a professor without any programming knowledge. Our results indicate that MakeTests allows for quick elaboration of parametric questions and fast correction, even for users that lack technical knowledge.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Teubl F., Batista V. and Zampirolli F. (2021). MakeTests: Generate and Correct Individualized Questions with Many Styles. In Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 1: CSEDU, ISBN 978-989-758-502-9, pages 245-253. DOI: 10.5220/0010337902450253

in Bibtex Style

@conference{csedu21,
author={Fernando Teubl and Valério Batista and Francisco Zampirolli},
title={MakeTests: Generate and Correct Individualized Questions with Many Styles},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 1: CSEDU,},
year={2021},
pages={245-253},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0010337902450253},
isbn={978-989-758-502-9},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 1: CSEDU,
TI - MakeTests: Generate and Correct Individualized Questions with Many Styles
SN - 978-989-758-502-9
AU - Teubl F.
AU - Batista V.
AU - Zampirolli F.
PY - 2021
SP - 245
EP - 253
DO - 10.5220/0010337902450253