EDU Authoring with LaTeX

EDU Question Bank authors may choose from multiple authoring methods, with differing capabilities and ease of use. The LaTeX authoring pathway is unique in that it allows for

It is recommended that you write and edit question banks using LaTeX only if you are an experienced LaTeX user. Otherwise, it is recommended that you edit script files using a text or HTML editor or the Question Bank Editor.

Requirements

To use LaTeX to author EDU question banks, you need:

The Authoring Process

To author in LaTeX:

  1. Write your question bank in LaTeX using a text editor.
  2. Run LaTeX on your text files. Preview the output to ensure it is correct.
    You may perform multiple iterations of these two steps.
  3. Use the Web-based conversion service to convert your LaTeX-format question bank to EDU format.
  4. Upload the question bank to your class site.
  5. Install the question bank into your class site.

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