Portable Interactions and Elements

Open-source players, learner tools and item editors for assessment applications. Use the interaction library or build your own question types.

Integrate PIE Build interactions

Try PIE

Answer questions, try the tools, or edit an item.

Try a passage and questions with layouts and learner tools.

How PIE fits

PIE renders and edits items, arranges sections, provides learner tools and reports responses and scores.

Your application manages content, learner accounts, storage, assessment navigation and submission.

Assessment integration guide
The host application embeds PIE players and the toolkit in the browser. The host's servers own content, learner sessions, scores, identity and infrastructure. View full diagram(opens in new tab)

Players, tools and authoring

All integrations

Embed an item

Display a question and collect the response.

Deliver a section

Display passages and questions with layouts and learner tools.

Assessment toolkit

Add learner tools and apply accommodation policies.

Embed authoring

Add visual item editors and preview to a CMS.

Questions, content and rubrics

Element library

Questions in choice, text, math and other formats, plus passages, video and rubrics. Try every sample in the live sample library(opens in new tab).

A multiple-select question with the prompt "Biology Question: Select all true statements about cellular processes." and four checkbox options, A to D, about photosynthesis, mitochondria, cellular respiration and chloroplasts.

Multiple Choice

Choose one or more answers from a list.

The title "Representing Improper Fractions" with the prompt "Shade the pie models to represent 7/4 (seven fourths)." and the hint "This is more than one whole!" above two unshaded circles, each divided into four numbered parts.

Fraction Model

Shade parts of a model to show a fraction.

The prompt "Classify each shape as 2D (two-dimensional) or 3D (three-dimensional) based on their formulas." above empty "2D Shapes" and "3D Shapes" drop zones and six formula tiles, such as "Circle: A = πr²" and "Cube: V = s³".

Categorize

Sort items into categories by dragging.

The prompt "Plot the line for the equation y = 2x + 1. Use points to mark where the line crosses each axis." above an empty coordinate grid titled "Graphing Linear Functions" from −5 to 5, with Point, Line and Segment tools and Undo, Redo and Reset buttons.

Graphing

Plot points and lines on a coordinate grid.

How elements work

Integration guides

Accessibility

Learner supports, content alternatives and WCAG testing.

Save and resume

Save responses and restore an attempt.

Graded delivery

Protect answer keys and score responses on your server.

Themes and branding

Set colors, fonts and learner color schemes.

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