[texhax] FW: Creating Exams with LaTeX?!

Planet alan at alphabyte.co.nz
Wed Jul 17 21:49:40 CEST 2013


Hi,

I don't understand your point. The pdf in the downloaded directory you 
linked to is only 222kb.

Insufficient information provided. What was 15Mb?

Regards
Alan


On 17/07/13 7:00 PM, Hubert Lam wrote:
> Hi again
>
> Was notified by a moderator that the file bloated to 15MB when it was 
> only 400 kB.
>
> Here is the link: http://sdrv.ms/12UyMK7 to the files :)
>
> THanks
>
> Hubert
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> *From:* Hubert Lam
> *Sent:* Saturday, 6 July 2013 2:45 PM
> *To:* texhax at tug.org
> *Subject:* RE: [texhax] Creating Exams with LaTeX?!
>
> Hi Torsten
>
> I've created a lot of exams using only the article class, and a lot of 
> customisation w.r.t. "\newcommand".
>
> Will send some samples when I get home.
>
> Hubert
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> *From:* texhax [texhax-bounces at tug.org] on behalf of Torsten Wagner 
> [torsten.wagner at gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Wednesday, 19 June 2013 10:10 PM
> *To:* texhax at tug.org
> *Subject:* [texhax] Creating Exams with LaTeX?!
>
> Hi,
>
> I was wondering if there is any preferred method (class) to create 
> written exams with LaTeX.
> My exams consist basically only of two large exercises with subitems.
> Sometimes I would need a graphic and there is need for equations.
> There are about 100-150 subscribers for a single exam.
>
> I checked on CTAN and there are some packages. I simply wonder which 
> one is in common use, or which one is more or less obsolete.
>
> Furthermore, I would like to introduce some automatism which makes it 
> easier for me to rate the exams later. E.g. I was thinking to ask 
> students to fill in the answers in allocated spaces.
> Another idea would be some automation to create solution sheets, point 
> and mark tables, etc.
>
> I am aware that I might not be able to achieve the last ideas with 
> pure LaTeX. Thus, I am happy to hear what other method you use for 
> this task. E.g. I thought about using org-mode on emacs to create a 
> metasystem which enables me to keep all (exam, evaluation, scoring, 
> solution sheet, etc.) in one file but to generate exam sheets from it.
>
> Thanks for comments, solutions and ideas
>
> Torsten
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