SerialExaminer

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Setup
  • Windows
  • Linux
• Usage
  • Collecting answers
  • Generating answer key
  • Importing answer key
  • Checking answers
• Feedback

Introduction

Most teachers check their students' knowledge through a list of questions with several answer options. This method is ok but it generates a lot of work. Hours of work. With SerialExaminer, these hours can become seconds, returning the wasted time

Setup

Windows

To launch this project on your computer download and run proper installer from last release

SerialExaminerSetup.exe is 32-bit. For 64-bit systems, download SerialExaminerSetup-x64.exe To check how many bit your system is, check the system information in System Settings

Running downloaded installer will launch UAC Unknown publisher alert because it is not digitally signed - for now I can't afford digital certification. You can use Virustotal to make sure that installer is clean

Linux

To launch this project on your awesome system use following code

First make sure your system has installed Python3

cd ~/Desktop
git clone https://github.com/Pixel48/SerialExaminer.git
cd SerialExaminer
python3 SerialExaminer.py

Usage

A short guide how to use SerialExaminer

Collecting answers

Ask your students to send you test responses in .txt files named after their full names, journal number, any ID numbers or anything else, that can identify them. Ask them to write answers in these files in format <question number>.<question answer>, line by line. The order of questions and letter size don't matter

Generating answer key

1. Provide the exact number of questions and answers in the exam and Press Create key button
2. Provide answers to questions about the question with given number. If you make a mistake you can go back using the < button. Window will disappear automatically after entering the last answer
3. After key answer window vanish, press Done button and provide filename to save answer key for potential future use. Key is automatically imported after saving

Importing answer key

1. Press Import button
2. In new dialog select key file you want to import

You can import key from .txt file, if it's formatted as a exam response

Checking answers

1. Create or import correct answer key
2. Press Browse button and provide folder with files written by your students
3. Press Check button to calculate results
4. Press Display button to show test results (First 270 records)
5. Press Export button, if you want to generate report file with result table in selected format

Future updates will add export options and predicted grade column in results

Feedback

If you have used the program, feel free to leave feedback on the project's issues page to help me improve my work

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