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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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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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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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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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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Free time saving utility for teachers who word process student reports. Produces professional sounding, individualized report cards in the shortest possible time. The program uses a set of statements written by the teacher or downloaded from the net which can then be tailored to suit individual students. Designed to work in conjunction with your usual word processor.

Most important features:

• Ultra quick combining of statements.
• Ready made statements available on the web (by subject and level).
• Select and combine comments with a single click.
• Ability to edit reports individually for students.
• Full control over final report content.
• Online faq and support forum.

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Pauker is a generic flashcard program. It uses a combination of ultra short-term, short-term, and long-term memory. You can use it to commit numerous facts to memory and never forget them ... things such as foreign language vocabulary, capitals, important dates, etc.

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MEG is a math test generator. Tests are designed for children grades 3 and under. This software is useful for teachers and parents. It can be used to create addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division test. MEG has a simple design that anybody can learn. Teachers and Parents can start generating tests in minutes. Simply tell MEG what kind of test, the number of questions and the highest number for each question and it will immediately create the test. Each test can be saved to disk so that the same test can be used over and over again.

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Need just the Facts? The free Basic Facts Worksheet Factory can generate worksheets that will provide students with the practice they need to become proficient in the basic math operations. You can easily create unlimited customized worksheets for the practice of arithmetic facts in addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.

It's easy to use with a friendly interface that lets you see exactly what your worksheet will look like as you design it. Print your first worksheet within a minute even the first time you use the program.

You can create worksheets with as many questions as you wish from 1 to 100 and lay them out in either a horizontal or a vertical format. Then customize the worksheet by changing the picture, header, font, and riddle or quotation. For easy marking, Basic Facts Worksheet Factory will automatically print an answer key that looks just like the worksheet, but with the answers.

Most important features:

• Print your first math worksheet within a minute even the first time you use the program
• A random number generator so that every worksheet is different
• Create single operation or multiple operation worksheets
• Multiplication tables that can be modified to show all or only selected numbers
• Save your worksheets to print later or to use in future lessons
• See exactly what your math worksheet will look like as you design it
• Provides complete control over the level, composition, and number of questions
• Vertical or horizontal question layout
• A riddle generator to add a touch of humor to the worksheet
• Use clipart and pictures to add color and interest to the worksheet
• Accepts .gif, .jpg, .wmf, and .bmp graphics formats

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