[New Quizzes] Ignore Case in Fill-in-the-Blank Questions
New Quizzes allow you to ignore case only in the "close enough" answer type, which in turn requires a minimum solution distance of 1. If one knows regex, it may be possible to ignore case there as well, but Canvas regex is not documented. Many end user devices auto-capitalize entries. Otherwise correct answers are marked wrong because of capitalization. For example: "A good with an own-price elasticity greater than 1 is said to be ________." Correct intended answer: "elastic" Other correct answers: "Elastic", "an elastic good", "An elastic good", "an elastic product", "An elastic product" At present, you cannot specify for the correct answer to "contain" elastic while also ignoring case. You cannot use "close enough" because of its definition of solution distance. Obviously "exact match" is right out. Leaving you with "specify correct answers" where you have to think of and type out every variety.
All fill-in-the-blank answer types should ignore case by default. They should also contain an optional check box "Match Case". This will lead to fewer erroneously marked incorrect answers, present a more sensible default for instructors, and decrease Canvas' discrimination against students using mobile devices. Alternate solution: write documentation for Canvas regular expression matching in New Quizzes, including a validator tool.
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