Creating .edu files

There are two different ways to create questions that can be uploaded to EduBase:

1. with a predefined Excel sheet or
2. with .edu files.

In this article we will discuss .edu files, which are text based files that can be edited by any text editor, however it's recommended to use a program that supports LaTeX syntax highlighting, as math tasks tend to use LaTeX quite heavily. As EduBase Quiz operates in a browser, the system uses KaTeX to render the LaTeX code, so it's important to note that only commands that can be interpreted by KaTeX will be displayed. When creating an .edu file with math formulas, please consult with the KaTeX page to try out whether your code can be interpreted or not. A red error message will indicate the problem.

An empty .edu file can be downloaded from here.

The file is divided into sections, which are denoted amidst "%" signs, for example:

%------LANGUAGE------%
%------QUESTION!------%
%------ANSWER!------%
...

Categories marked with an exclamation mark (!) are mandatory to fill in, like "QUESTION!" and "ANSWER!" above. Without filling these out the system will not accept your task, however the order of the sections does not matter, but it's recommended to use the predefined order for the sake of clarity in case of collaborating with others.

In order to gain full understanding of what each section stands for please refer to the full documentation.