TestGPT

Goal

Build a proof of concept for Test-Correct that helps teachers turn source material into exam questions. Teachers store and find their notes, generate questions from them with AI, and export the questions as CSV for Test-Correct.

This was our second project with the same five-person team.

Constraints

The assignment required Flask, server-rendered Jinja2 templates, HTML/CSS and SQLite, with handwritten SQL instead of an ORM. The code had to follow the MVC pattern.

We also had to reflect Test-Correct's visual identity and put a usable note-management workflow first, all within the teaching period.

Process

I focused on the backend so it could be maintained as the team added features: refactoring to MVC, models for notes and tables, category queries, SQL definitions in one place and a shared database connection.

I also built an early note-entry form, a notes table with filtering, category labels, navigation, template inheritance and the login integration. For setup I moved the API key into environment variables, fixed dependency compatibility, and kept the documentation and task notes up to date.

I worked across the whole app, but looking back I put more energy into the backend structure than into turning it into something coherent to demo.

Result

The team built a prototype, but the project did not pass assessment. By the presentation, the frontend and the workflow we demonstrated didn't show off the backend work.

A lot of implementation work didn't add up to a convincing demo. Individual retake projects followed, and mine is the event calendar below.