Combine Matlab Grader LTI and short answers

[IsaacHclark]

I am working as a TA and am working to make some matlab assignments. I want some sections of this assignment to be simple short answers and some to be autograded by MATLAB Grader LTI. Is it possible to have all this in one assignment? 

[chriscas · Accepted solution]

Hi @IsaacHclark,

I'm not really familiar with Matlab grader, but I can pretty confidently say that unless Matlab grader can handle the short answer questions itself, you won't be able to accomplish what you're looking for in a single assignment.  You can select the type of assignment (or quiz) in Canvas, but you can't mix and match external tools and internal Canvas functionality together in a single assignment.  You'd probably want to make one assignment with the external tool submission type for the Matlab auto-graded content then another assignment or quiz for the short answer questions.  This is a bit more work on your end, but if you title the two things similarly ("Week 1 Assignment Part A" and 'Week 1 Assignment Part B", for example) I think your students will probably catch on very quickly.

Hope this info helps!

-Chris

[IsaacHclark]

Thanks for the help!

[alicemiller0211]

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