fzampirolli / mctest

website dedicated to assist in preparation and correction of exams:

MCTest v. 5.3

Welcome to MCTest, a website dedicated to assisting in exam preparation and grading.

MCTest is free and open-source software (see License), with its most notable feature being the ability to handle parametric questions using LaTeX and Python. This allows for numerous variations of the same question.

Books and Playlist.

Please access vision.ufabc.edu.br for some examples.

Help us spread MCTest. The more people use it, the faster we can make improvements.

Future Improvements

1. Error messages and graphical interfaces;

2. Install _setup-all.sh (including other operating systems);

3. The time to generate PDF from an exam with many students.

4. Site and DB in different languages. For example, edit the locale/pt/LC_MESSAGES/django.po for Portuguese and use the commands:

   django-admin.py makemessages -l pt
   django-admin.py compilemessages
   

   Afterwards make the following changes in _settings.env:

   LANGUAGE_CODE = 'pt-br'
   TIME_ZONE = 'America/Sao_Paulo'
   

   Please see locale for other languages;

5. AI Exams Module: individual exams based on the students and the class history;

6. AI Students Module: evaluation of how the weigh questions in order to show the skills and abilities of each student;

7. Use of blockchain to validate exams, history and other features;

8. Inclusion of facial recognition in the QR Code of the exams;

9. Improve of Item Response Theory;

10. Use Markdown to describe questions and send exams or activities to students;

11. Adapt the Android application to this version of MCTest [ref15, ref16b];

12. Study the integration of MCTest with other systems, for example, SIGAA and Moodle, sharing different databases;

13. Run the parametric question codes on other servers, similar to those used in the Moodle VPL plug-in;

14. Integrate with MakeTests;

15. Write a complete tutorial to install and use MCTest.

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I would like to collaborate with experts to write articles or technical reports

A maximum of 5 authors per article; Authors' order proportional to the number of pages written; I already have data/implementations for some topics:

1. Security in exams using QRcode;

2. Exams with multiple-choice questions and different weights in the answers;

3. Answer sheet design comparisons;

4. A case study using Item Response Theory;

5. Individualized online activities with multiple-choice parametric questions;

6. MCTest: Software Requirements Specification;

7. MCTest: graphic interface;

8. MCTest: data base;

9. MCTest: software architecture;

10. MCTest: software deployment.

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Versions

MCTest 5.0

• August 2018
• Multiple choice test model in QR Code itself

MCTest 5.1

• August 2019
• New graphical interfaces
• The multiple-choice test template is now stored on the server

MCTest 5.2

• grant #2018/23561-1, São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP)
• 01/09/2019 - 31/08/2021
• Title: A universal system for generation and correction automatic of parametrized questions

MCTest 5.3 - Currently in progress

• Questions with skills in linker.json
• Table test skill by Teubl
• Hash with email
• Exam with topics and adapted test
• VPL 13 for Moodle 4.1

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Install MCTest

To install MCTest, follow the steps below:

1. Install VirtualBox

2. Install Ubuntu 22.04 on VirtualBox

3. In Ubuntu, run the following commands in the terminal:

   sudo su
   wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/fzampirolli/mctest/master/_setup-all.sh
   sed -i 's/\/home\/fz\//\/home\/yourUsername\//g' _setup-all.sh
   source _setup-all.sh
   pip install mysqlclient

Change yourUsername above before running the script.

This will download the installation script and perform the necessary configurations.

Please wait for completion: After a few minutes, the process will be finished, and MCTest will be set up.

In the same terminal, run MCTest with the following command, changing yourUsername:

source /home/yourUsername/PycharmProjects/runDjango.sh

Access MCTest: After completion, open a web browser with the URL http://127.0.0.1:8000.

For new terminals, run MCTest with the following commands, changing yourUsername:

sudo su
source /home/yourUsername/PycharmProjects/AmbientePython3/bin/activate
source /home/yourUsername/PycharmProjects/_settings.env
source /home/yourUsername/PycharmProjects/runDjango.sh

For more details and configuration options, refer to the _setup-all.sh file.