QuizGenerator: A Server-side Tool for Creating and Viewing Online Interactive Quizzes

 

QuizGenerator: A Server-side Tool for Creating and Viewing Online Interactive Quizzes.

 

Susan Roberts, Tyler Anderson, Don Blumenthal

Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library and College of Pharmacy, University of Utah

 

Abstract:

WebQuizBuilder is designed for instructors who want to create interactive Web-based multiple-choice quizzes without coding in HTML or Javascript. The client-side version of WebQuizBuilder consists of a stand-alone FileMakerPro database interface and a program (written in Perl) that generates a Web-readable multiple choice quiz. The instructor enters questions, answers and feedback through form fields in the database interface. Links to images, references and URLs can also be made for each question. The instructor has the option of tagging each question with keywords from a custom keyword list that they create. A quiz can then be generated from all of the questions in the database or from a select set of questions found by searching with the keywords. WebQuizBuilder will run on MacOS 7.5 or later as well as Windows 95/98/NT.

 

Benefit in Attending Session:

This demo is of interest to instructors who want to create interactive Web-bases multiple choice quizzes without coding in HTML or Javascript.

 

PRIMARY AUTHOR'S INFORMATION

Susan Roberts, Tyler Anderson

Knowledge Weavers

Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah 84112

Telephone Number:801-581-303

 

E-mail Address:

sroberts@lib.med.utah.edu

tyler@glaid.com

 

Web Site: http://library.med.utah.edu/kw/

 

CO-AUTHORS' INFORMATION

Donald K Blumenthal, Ph.D.

University of Utah College of Pharmacy