Allow New Quizzes fill in the blanks to have multiple blanks on different lines

[aboom]

This idea has been developed and deployed to Canvas

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The old quiz system allows multiple blanks to be placed anywhere within a question; even in a table.  the new system does not.  In the old system I could pose an order of operations questions as:

2^2 + 4 -10/3=

[BLANK TO FILL IN]=

[BLANK TO FILL IN]=

[BLANK TO FILL IN]=

[BLANK TO FILL IN]

In the new system they have to be on the same line and thus create confusion.  I also cannot have them fill in missing values from a table in the new system either.  The way the old system handled multiple blanks was much more conducive to accurately measuring if students know what to do.

[Varick_Erickson]

Our university is in the process of switching over to Canvas from Blackboard and I am part of the pilot group. The lack of formatting for multiple fill-in-the-blank is a huge problem.   I would be ok with Classic Quizzes except for the fact that it does not offer regular expressions.  This leaves me in a tough spot:

Classic Quizzes:  Formats fine, but no regular expressions for grading
New Quizzes:  Regular expressions for grading, but no formatting

I rely heavily on formatted fill-in-the-blank for programming tests/quizzes and have spent hours looking for potential workarounds.  For what it is worth, Blackboard can do both regular expressions and formatting.

[BethCrook]

@Varick_Erickson The new RCE is being developed/finalized and will be the answer for multiple fill-ins.  They are aiming to have it rolled out by end of Q2, knowing that it's an essential tool and there needs to be time for course prep this summer.

https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Quizzes-Transition/Current-status-of-New-Quizzes-API/ba-p/517859#...

[KristinL]

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