socassess 0.3.0

make test-based assessment's feedback easy to setup

Socrates Assess

This is a tool to assist assessment creators to create test-based assessments that can provide high-quality formative feedback.

However, if an unexpected test failure happens.

Prepare a python environment

Since socassess is a Python package, here we use poetry for package management and to handle our virtual environment.

poetry new hw1

Install socassess and then activate the virtual environment.

cd hw1
poetry add socassess
poetry shell

You should be able to assess the socassess command now.

socassess -h

usage: socassess [-h] {create,feedback} ...

positional arguments:
  {create,feedback}
    create           Create socassess starter code in a new folder
    feedback         Generate feedback

options:
  -h, --help         show this help message and exit

Create the starter code

The original hw1/hw1 can be deleted. We will use socassess to re-create one with starter code in it.

rm -r hw1
socassess create --name hw1

Assessment folder is created! Let's give it a try.
    cd hw1
To see the automated feedback:
    socassess feedback --config=socassess.toml --artifacts=artifacts --ansdir=stu --probing=probing_tests --feedback=maps
To inspect pytest outcomes:
    socassess feedback --artifacts=artifacts --ansdir=stu --probing=probing_tests
Or you can just use `pytest`
    pytest -vv --artifacts=artifacts --ansdir=stu probing_tests
For more info
    socassess --help
Take a look at the code in ./hw1 and have fun!

Running just the probing tests.

socassess feedback --artifacts=artifacts --ansdir=stu --probing=probing_tests

...
collected 2 items

probing_tests/test_it.py::test_exist PASSED                                                                             [ 50%]
probing_tests/test_it.py::test_content PASSED                                                                           [100%]

- generated xml file: .../hw1/hw1/artifacts/report.xml -

Those pass and fail outcomes will be mapped to

socassess feedback --config=socassess.toml --artifacts=artifacts --ansdir=stu --probing=probing_tests --feedback=maps

# Feedback

## general

Nice! Your answer looks good!

Take a look at the code inside the folder and have fun!

A more complicated example

You can find it in examples/a1

cd examples/a1
poetry install
poetry shell
cd a1  # examples/a1/a1

Probing test outcomes

socassess feedback --artifacts=artifacts --ansdir=stu --probing=probing_tests

...
probing_tests/test_it.py::test_exist PASSED                                                                             [ 11%]
probing_tests/test_it.py::test_single PASSED                                                                            [ 22%]
probing_tests/test_it.py::test_combined_1 PASSED                                                                        [ 33%]
probing_tests/test_it.py::test_combined_2 PASSED                                                                        [ 44%]
probing_tests/test_it.py::test_level_lowest PASSED                                                                      [ 55%]
probing_tests/test_it.py::test_level_medium_1 PASSED                                                                    [ 66%]
probing_tests/test_it.py::test_level_medium_2 PASSED                                                                    [ 77%]
probing_tests/test_it.py::test_ai FAILED                                                                                [ 88%]
probing_tests/test_it.py::test_email FAILED                                                                             [100%]

========================================================== FAILURES ===========================================================
auto-feedback/socassess/examples/a1/a1/probing_tests/test_it.py:46: AssertionError: failed due to unknown reason
auto-feedback/socassess/examples/a1/a1/probing_tests/test_it.py:58: AssertionError: failed due to unknown reason
----------------------- generated xml file: auto-feedback/socassess/examples/a1/a1/artifacts/report.xml -----------------------
=================================================== short test summary info ===================================================
FAILED probing_tests/test_it.py::test_ai - AssertionError: failed due to unknown reason
FAILED probing_tests/test_it.py::test_email - AssertionError: failed due to unknown reason

Generated feedback

socassess feedback --config=socassess.toml --artifacts=artifacts --ansdir=stu --probing=probing_tests --feedback=maps

# Feedback

## single

Congrats! test_single passed

## combined

Congrats! test_combined_1 and test_combined_2 passed

## level

Congrats! test_level_medium_1 passed. This feedback should be shown.
Congrats! test_level_medium_2 passed. This feedback should be shown.

## non_auto

non_auto: automated feedback is not available

Use AI and/or Email

If in socassess.toml, you set ai and/or email to true, and filled corresponding fields. Then socassess will seek AI feedback and/or send an email to seek human help.

[feature]
ai = true
email = true

[email]

[email.account]
account = 'account'  # the sender account of the mail server
password = "pswd"  # the password to login to the mail server
from = '[e-mail]'  # the email address to use under the account
to = "[e-mail]"  # to which address the email is sent, i.e., the expert email
smtp_server = "smtp.server.com"  # the SMTP server to use

[email.content]
subject = "[socassess][Assignment 1] Human feedback needed"
email_body = '''
socassess is needing human feedback.
The attached files contain relevant context of the submission.

See attachments
'''
initial_reply = '''
An instructor has been notified for questions where pre-coded feedback are not available.
'''  # the initial feedback to be shown to let the student know that automated feedback is not available


[openai]
openai_key = "<key>, if empty, use OPENAI_KEY environment variable"
model = "gpt-3.5-turbo"
temperature = 1
max_tokens = 2048
top_p = 1
frequency_penalty = 0
presence_penalty = 0
system_prompt = """\
You are an expert in assessing students' answers. Your message will be sent \
directly to students. When the instructor provides you with a student's answer, \
you will give a short feedback message to correct student's misunderstanding, \
but without leaking any infomation of the canonical or correct answer directly. \
       """  # per TOML spec, in "" string, "\" will be used to trim whitespaces and newlines
template = '''
AI generated feedback:
{feedback}'''  # support one key: `feedback`; AI response will replace {feedback}

## non_auto

AI generated feedback:
Good effort on adding content to your answer file! Make sure to review the
question prompt and ensure that your response directly addresses all aspects of
the question for a comprehensive answer. Keep up the good work!

## _email

An instructor has been notified for questions where pre-coded feedback are not available.

Unit test for the assessment code in examples/a1

cd examples/a1
pytest -v tests

tests/test_auto.py::test_match[1.txt] PASSED                                                                            [100%]