Wikipedia must surely be on of the greatest innovations on the internet since the advent of Google and YouTube in my opinion.

The secret of it's success was to harness the power of user general knowledge via an extremely easy to use and read interface - a wiki. MediaWiki is a small package which contains everything you need to create your own wiki on any subject you choose. MediaWiki is already being used by several other projects of the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation including the MediaWiki developer site.

MediaWiki is basically a free server-based software which is licensed under the GNU General Public License (GPL). If you're intent on creating a big or popular wiki don't worry - it's designed to be run on a large server farm for a website that gets millions of hits per day. MediaWiki uses PHP to process and display data stored in its MySQL database. However, it requires no SQL database knowledge on your part and pages use MediaWiki's wikitext format, so that users without knowledge of XHTML or CSS can edit them easily.

MediaWiki contains everything you need to get up and running with your own no matter how big or small your project.

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iTest is the kind of program teachers love and students hate: a complete tool to create exams and tests of all kinds.

The program is divided into two main applications: a server, which is the one the teacher uses to create the test, and the client, launched by the students who are taking it. Questions can be multiple-choice and have attached images, but unfortunately they must be in SVG format (and not other more popular formats such as JPG or BMP). You can also assign different difficulty degrees to questions and even set the time limit to answer each of them.

Once the server is up and running, the clients (students) can connect to it and begin the test. The teacher will then be able to track their progress and correct their answers on the fly, so that they can receive their grades upon finishing the test.

Generally speaking the whole system works fine but it's not that easy to use. We strongly recommend to read documentation thoroughly if you want to take full advantage of the program's functions. Also, I missed having some kind of sample database or questions to get you started, instead of having to create everything from scratch right from the beginning.

A full-featured yet complicated tool to create all sorts of exams.

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High-end application for creating and modifying interactive learning content for playback on the Qedoc Quiz Player. Features include convenient and fast generation of training and testing material, flexible reusability of defined tasks, highly configurable and varied test types, exceptionally smart and interactive interfaces, easy publication and a true interactive WYSIWYG preview display.

Around 40 different questions types are available, including multiple choice, multiple response, matching, gapfills, sliders, mystery words, text response, text correction and more. Many of these question types include original Qedoc variations and developments of established educational testing methods. Each question type has additional configuration options, including layout control, HTML formating support, scoring, feedback, hints, and more.

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Wondershare QuizCreator is a robust solution designed for teachers, testers, researchers and evaluators to create flash-baesd quizzes, online surveys and web assessments. This is one of the easy yet effective ways to access knowledge and get valuable opinions.

Make a unique quiz of different question types to meet exact evaluation needs. Adding pictures and question notes to appending clarity and fun to a quiz. Custom flash player gives a theme-baesd look to a quiz. And more properties to offer uers full control to design a quiz.

Quizzes can be directly published to web or even for LMS (SCORM/AICC). For data reuse and analysis, publish to database is supported. CD and email deliveries are another two options for the convenient purpose. Upload a quiz is easy with the FTP upload feature.

QuizCreator is able to collect data of the quiz results and send it to a web databese. Based on the quiz settings, quiz data can be sent either manually or authomatically. The quiz reports include quiz-related statistics to allow quiz designers gather information and track quiz results.

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QuizFaber, previously known as QuizMaker) is a freeware software for Windows that enables you to create multimedia quizzes as HTML documents. This program simplifies quiz-making in HTML without any prior knowledge of HTML or JavaScript.

The quiz is ready to be published on Internet, in a local network (with Intranet protocol) or on a local PC. It can be fully customize for the choice of background images, colors, sounds and font types. Finally, the quiz result can be saved on a web server or send through email.

Moreover, it allows to embed into quizzes multimedia objects as images, sounds and videos, since it is compatible with the more widespread Internet formats (JPEG, GIF, MID, MP3, AVI, MPEG), also with Macromedia Flash, Apple QuickTime, Liveupdate Crescendo, RealAudio, RealMedia browser plug-in.

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The Virtual Training Studio (VTS) is a freely available drag-and-drop tool for creating low-bandwidth interactive learning materials, compatible with both web and local viewing. It has been developed as a part of the VTShost.com free e-learning project.

By setting a new, open and freely available standard for creating computerised interactive teaching material, VTS allows the interface to be platform- and storage-media independent. This means that teaching material can be viewed both directly over the Internet as well as from CDs, hard drives or local area networks.

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Quiz Builder enables you to create educational quizzes in Flash format that can be used on a website, as standalone EXE file or Word document. Quiz Builder provides an easy-to-use interface to design the quiz and does not require any Flash or programming knowledge. You can customize several aspects of the quiz appearance, add images to decorate the questions and preview the quiz at any time. Quiz Builder supports score reporting (AICC, SCORM 1.2 and 2004) as well as posting to server scripts, user logins and more.

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The WordPal Vocabulary Builder program is designed to rapidly improve your vocabulary through active participation, quick repetition, and knowledge integration. Instead of having you passively read vocabulary definitions to learn new words, the program uses a series of challenging quizzes. All of these are fast paced to keep your mind focused on learning new words and steer clear of distracting thoughts. To achieve knowledge integration, the program uses six different quiz types, which are antonyms, definitions, odd man out, sentence completion, synonyms, and word order. Each of these is designed to reinforce the meaning of a new word and its relationship to other words. The basic philosophy is that words are more likely to be remembered when they are integrated into your existing knowledge. To help you quickly assimilate new words, whenever a wrong answer is selected, the program will immediately display the associated word definition or answer explanation.

By improving your vocabulary you will not only be enhancing your ability to communicate, but you will also be removing an obstacle that may be hindering your career advancement. And for those of you pursuing educational excellence, a better vocabulary is likely to result in higher verbal test scores, thereby improving your chances of gaining access to the university or graduate school of your choice. Have fun learning new words and the rewards of a better vocabulary will be yours to keep for a lifetime.

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If you currently have exams stored as Microsoft Word files or text files, PrimeExam can convert them to question banks automatically. Simply choose Auto-Convert from the main menu and the conversion wizard will guide you through this straightforward process. You can even preserve formatting information and use different question types. There is simply no other exam preparation software with the ability to perform this kind of file conversion!

With the auto converter, you can build a re-usable database of questions from your old files that PrimeExam can create new new exams with instantly. Questions can be edited and categorized by subject area, source textbook, and other criteria you provide, resulting in a deep knowledge base for your exam preparation needs.

PrimeExam provides powerful tools when your exam question set is ready for printing. You can control the fonts, question appearance, page layout, headers, footers, and numbering of your exam pages. Questions may also include images.

To thwart cheaters, multiple forms of an exam can be created very simply. Each form scrambles the question order so that over-the-shoulder peeping or lists of answers are much less effective for students than simply learning the material.

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Makes six completely different types of worksheet - crosswords, wordsearches, scrambled words and text, text mazes and coded text. Type or paste a list of words, on any topic, in any language, and in seconds you can print a wordsearch, a crossword puzzle and a set of scrambled words. Type or paste a piece of text, and in seconds you can print a text maze, a coded text and scrambled text in a variety of forms. Various options give you control over the difficulty of the puzzle and the appearance of your worksheet. Or if you prefer you can export the puzzle into your word-processor or desktop-publisher to give your worksheet your own personal touch.

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TCExam is an assessment software system that enables educators and trainers to author, schedule, deliver, and report on surveys, quizzes, tests and exams. The software is used all over the world by universities, schools, companies and independent teachers. TCExam is open source and completely free to use.

TCExam screenshotAn e-exam (or CBT - Computer Based Testing)is an electronic exam that can be executed by using a personal computer or an equivalent electronic device (e.g. handheld computer).

The use of e-exam systems, instead of traditional paper-based tests, allows you to simplify the entire exam cycle, including generation, execution, evaluation, presentation and archiving. This simplification allows you to save time and money while improving exams reliability.

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My memory has always been like a sieve and it seems to be getting worse so I was more than intrigued to try out Teach2000.

Teach2000 is like a personal tutor that helps you memorize a foreign language, topography or even important historical facts and dates. It's aimed at students mainly who want to get ahead in their exams or classwork. The program has a quick start wizard that takes you through everything from scratch. It sets you a number of texts based on what you want to remember such as symbols, text or statistics. The program tests your memory by asking you to repeat whatever you've read several times until the number or words are drilled into your head. One good thing is that the program is not limited by language - it can handle phrases and texts in twelve different languages. It's also a very good way to improve your grammar (at least in English anyway) as it tests your ability to remember grammatical rules with a multiple choice test. The program is completely free and very fast at administration tests and changing from one to another. In case you want to use the tests outside of your PC, you can also print out tests and flashcards which could be useful in a classroom environment too.

A fast and innovative way to try and improve your memory although I bet I still forget my keys at least once this week even after using this.

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Wouldn't it be useful to have a visual map of your thoughts, stating clearly what can support your view or what could instead be raised against it. Argumentative will let you built clear charts with thesis and counter thesis so that you can prepare your speech or develop ideas in a more effective way.

The application makes use of colours to clarify the diagram. Reasons are written in a green panel, objections in red one while the elements in support of both are displayed in a blue box. At any time you can add reasons, helpers or objections to make your graph as comprehensive as possible. Finally, you can export it into Word, Power Point or transform it into other formats using an XSLT style sheet of your choice.

Argumentative's concept is interesting and useful, but the way to design your thought diagram is not that usable. I wouldn't say it is difficult, but surely nowadays we have reached some standard for icons in order to move, add or remove things. I don't find it particularly quick, as one has to go into the edit menu, and then select the adding option just to insert a new panel. It's not really difficult but it would have made things much easier if there were an icon for these functions on the main bar.

Despite a raw design which slows the creation process, this free program can help you organize your ideas, thoughts and presentations thanks to its clear way of displaying arguments and objections.

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CourseForum is web-based e-learning software that makes it easy for you and your students to interact, whether to create, post, share or discuss course content. Students can help each other to learn more effectively, enhance course materials, and save you time answering routine questions.

Today's educational tools are harder to setup, more admin-heavy, and more complex to use than ever. CourseForum gives you a painless, straightforward and flexible web-based solution for posting and sharing course materials, class discussions, and student collaboration.

Designed for today's online and face-to-face courses, CourseForum is easier to use and more interactive than conventional forum software. You and your students can use it to create, share and talk about lecture notes, Q&A, discussion topics, research, student portfolios, group projects and more.

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SunRav TestOfficePro is the complete solution for knowledge, personality and aptitude testing and assessment. SunRav TestOfficePro can be used for academic and pre-employment testing, personnel testing and certification or as a part of computer-aided teaching solutions.

SunRav TestOfficePro is a comprehensive solution for giving tests in educational institutions and in enterprises. It consists of the following programs: tMaker for creating tests (2 types of tests, 5 types of questions, an unlimited number of questions and answer variants, several topics in one test); tTester for giving tests; tAdmin for managing users, processing test results and creating customized reports.

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Statistics from established universities show that at least 30 percent of scholarly and academic papers are complete or partly copied from the Internet (from term papers, presentations, final year projects to dissertations). Plagiarism-Finder is a Windows application that runs on every PC with Internet access. You select the documents for checkup an start the examination with a mouse click. After minutes you receive the results as detailed report on your screen. The program generates a report highlighting concurrent passages and gives you a link to the source.

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Igneon Test Maker is a comprehensive, professional testing solution. Igneon Test Maker can be used for academic and pre employment testing, personnel testing and certification or as part of computer-aided teaching sulutions.

Igneon Test Maker consists of two parts, TestMaker and Tester.
TestMaker is a feature-rich tool for creation and administration of tests used by Tester - the Igneon Test Maker testing module.

Tests are located in Test Banks. Each TestBank acts as a repository to house a wide range of test items for specific topics. There are no limits to the amount of test items which can be stored in each Test Bank and no limit to the number of Test Banks which may be created. You may use multiple Test Banks to publish tests for testing.

Most important features:

• Create tests in seconds
• Create Single Choice, Multiple Choice or Essay Questions
• Create unique student tests everytime because your test items are randomly selected
• Create an unlimited number of Test Banks
• Create up to 10 answer variants in every question
• The created tests are saved in a built-in MS-Access database
• Password-protection. Each user has own rights of use of some functions of the program
• Ability to specify time limits
• Statistics display

Igneon Test Maker is a perfect solution for testing, assessment, certification and many other purposes.

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Speed Reading Software - increase reading speed - retain comprehension - boost concentration. Tackle the curse of the information age - Too much information, too little time. Save money, win back time, learn more. Free Trial. Help learning disorders – including Dyslexia and ADHD. Visually impaired can read at any text size. See instant results. Doubles reading speed in minutes. Works with any electronic text. The future of reading today.

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Sheets is the lesson materials solution that English teachers have been asking for. It allows original and interesting lesson materials to be created quickly and easily with tools made especially for ESL teachers.

With Sheets, you get...

• 16 Wizards so you can create worksheets fast
• Fully-customizable layouts. Let your creativity run wild
• Question Builders! Want numbered answer spaces? Multiple choice questions? Simply click and drag!
• Detailed instructions on how to use the materials in your lessons. Includes ideas for variations and extensions

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The best way to prepare for multiple choice question exams is to practice MCQs. Students MCQ Manager is the best software tool for writing, collecting and practicing MCQs. Students MCQ Manager is a windows based multiple choice question database manager, editor and study tool. It includes a wide range of options but has an intuitive interface that is easy to use, allowing quick and efficient study.

Users can access questions in several easy to use study formats. A full range of options is available to choose questions by question type (simple completion, multiple completion and true/false), difficulty and topic areas. They can be practiced in un-timed study or timed quizzes. Printed MCQ tests can also be produced.

Students MCQ Manager remembers which questions you get right and which ones you get wrong, assigning a greater difficulty to those questions incorrectly answered. In this way the difficulty rating for each question is constantly adjusted, allowing users to select and focus on problem areas.

Images can be linked to the questions or notes of MCQs to add a visual component to the learning process. To avoid pattern recognition questions are presented in random sequence, and the order of question responses are also randomized.

Our multiple choice questions management software incorporates simple completion, multiple completion type and true/false multiple choice type questions. In addition questions can be entered into the database as grid questions. Grid questions include 5 correct and 5 incorrect responses. From each grid question Students MCQ Manager can randomly generate 146 different multiple choice questions.

The editing features allow users to add their own questions, edit existing questions, merge with databases made on other computers, add notes, references and perform spell checks. Study groups have a great opportunity to develop and pool questions. A demonstration database is included.

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