Get.testbank {ProfessR}R Documentation

Get Test Bank From Ascii Text Files

Description

Get Test Bank From Ascii Text Files

Usage

Get.testbank(fn)

Arguments

fn File Name

Details

Structure of input file is strict: see the vignette for an example. Each questions starts with the tag "QUESTION: " followed by answers with the correct answer indicated by the tag "ANSWER: ". The tag "FIG: " allows the examiner to include a figure with a latex tag for reference. For example: begin{verbatim} QUESTION: What was the world like during the Late Paleocene Torrid Age? ANSWER: a) Most of the world was wetter and warmer. b) Most of the world was drier and warmer. c) Most of the world was wetter, but a little cooler. d) Most of the world was a desert. e) It is impossible to estimate conditions at that time. end{verbatim}

Value

List: list of Questions

Author(s)

Jonathan M. Lees<jonathan.lees@unc.edu>

Examples


## Not run: 
fn = "MY.questions"
Qbank = Get.testbank(fn)

##########  use existing database:
data(QBANK1)
#####  dump out question bank in correct format:
DUMPbank("my.questions", QBANK1, sep = "\n")
###  read it in:
QB1=Get.testbank("my.questions")

## End(Not run)


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