EJMT Abstract

The creation of multiple versions of assessments is common in mathematics-based courses at all levels and across disciplines. It can be helpful in facilitating the use of both mastery-based and standards- based assessment models, as well as in mitigating cheating on assessments. The process of making new versions, however, is oftentimes arduous and time-consuming, even with the assistance of software designed to simplify the process. In this article, we provide an overview of some of the widely-used software for both mathematics and mathematics-centric education – both free and proprietary – that assists educators when making assessments, followed by a discussion of various drawbacks to the software. We then describe a free, user-friendly, web-based application we developed to address these drawbacks. The application enables teachers of mathematics-based courses to easily and quickly generate numerous new versions of assessments typed using the popular typesetting system LaTeX. We also demonstrate the application’s versatile features through the use of detailed examples.