This is the page for writing Numeric Answer Questions
See the Numeric Answer Question section of the Randomizing Exercises tutorial for examples of this question type.
¶ Navigating to the page
- From the Dashboard, go to either the Homework & Quizzes tab or the In Class Exercises tab
- Create a new Exercise or edit an existing exercise
- From the Edit page, Click New → Question → Write → Short Answer → Numeric
¶ Using the page
¶ Answers
The answers are entered into a sortable table underneath the “Order Correct Answers setting. It has as many rows as are set in the ”Number of Correct Answers" setting. The Correct Answer column for each answer is a formula. Any R code that produces a number will produce a valid answer.
¶ Settings
¶ Include Correct Answer
If this is set to Yes, this question will be for marks. If this is set to No, this question will not be for marks.
¶ Order Correct Answers
If this is set to No, then students can enter their answers in any order and it will be correct so long as they enter all answers.
¶ Enforce Precision
Should the answer be incorrect if it isn't rounded to the correct number of digits?
¶ Tolerance Type +/-
Tolerance is the acceptable error an answer can have while still being correct. The tolerance type can be units or percent.
¶ Units
If the answer to the question includes units, then they can be included using the Name, Worth (%) and Evaluation Options inputs.