Numbas is an open-source system for creating SCORM-compliant exams which run entirely in the browser, developed by Newcastle University's School of Maths and Stats.
- Can be run on anything that has a web browser.
- Compatible with IE8+, Firefox 3+, Chrome, Safari, Opera, iPhone, etc.
- Implemented entirely in client-side javascript - requires no plugins, no installation on client's machine, no communication with servers.
- Interacts with LMSs such as Blackboard and Moodle through SCORM.
- Extensive support for questions of a mathematical nature. Answers to questions can be mathematical expressions.
- Mathematics display is pure LaTeX, using MathJax.
- Rich content such as videos, interactive graphs easily added.
- Questions can be fully randomised.
- Write questions using simple markup with any text editor.
- Easily extensible.
These tools (the Numbas compiler) run as standalone Python 3, but the most convenient way to use Numbas is through the web-based editor. A publicly-available version is available at numbas.mathcentre.ac.uk, or you can get everything you need to set up your own installation at https://github.com/numbas/editor.
Documentation (mainly focusing on the editor) is at numbas-editor.readthedocs.org.
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Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
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You can see a plain-English explanation of the license and what it allows at tl;drLegal
Copyright in the content produced using Numbas resides with the author.