An R Autograder for PrairieLearn

We describe how we both use and extend the PrarieLearn framework by taking advantage of its built-in support for external auto-graders. By using a custom Docker container, we can match our course requirements perfectly. Moreover, by relying on the flexibility of the interface we can customize our Do...

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Published in:arXiv.org 2020-03
Main Authors: Eddelbuettel, Dirk, Barbehenn, Alton
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:We describe how we both use and extend the PrarieLearn framework by taking advantage of its built-in support for external auto-graders. By using a custom Docker container, we can match our course requirements perfectly. Moreover, by relying on the flexibility of the interface we can customize our Docker container. A specific extension for unit testing is described which creates context-dependent difference between student answers and reference solution providing a more comprehensive response at test time.
ISSN:2331-8422