Show correct answer instead of accepted answer for formula questions with tolerance with new quizzes

[rherron]

How can I display the correct answer (not the accepted answer) for formula questions with tolerance in New Quizzes?

Scenario:

• Correct answer from formula: 0.9001
• Tolerance: +/- 0.1 (forgives rounding errors across 8 calculation steps)
• Accepted answer from student: 1.0 (accepted as correct due to tolerance)

Problem:

• When reviewing, Canvas shows the accepted answer (1.0) instead of the correct answer (0.9001)
• Student gets confused because they can now calculate 0.9001 correctly, but Canvas displays their rounded answer

Request:

Is there a setting to show the correct answer (0.9001) instead of the accepted answer (1.0) with the tolerance? This would help students learn the precise value rather than being confused by their rounded response.

[ririvelasco]

When building your quiz, go to “Build”, then “Settings”, and select “Hide Student Responses.” Sub-tabs will appear, and from there, you can choose “Show Student Responses” and edit it as needed. No need to hit save because it will automatically save your changes. 

[rherron]

The behavior I describe above is with "Hide results from students" off. If I turn it on, and select the following:

I still get the behavior I describe above, where students see their past accepted answers (i.e., within tolerance of the correct answer) but not the exact correct answer. I would like students to see both accepted and correct answers to avoid confusion.

[J_Kurosaki]

Hello. I tried it too.
If the answer is incorrect, the correct value is displayed.
However, if the answer was correct because it was within the "+/- margin of error" range, a green correct icon was displayed, and the actual numerical value was not displayed.

Since there doesn't seem to be a setting for this, how about utilizing the “Student Feedback” ?
I hope this helps.

[rherron]

Thanks! Your suggestion may be the best. Still, I wish there were an automated solution. I use Canvas quizzes for auto-graded homework; I do not have the bandwidth to offer feedback on 140 students/week.

[J_Kurosaki · Accepted solution]

Hello,
Thank you for your reply.

How about entering the correct numerical value in the “For a correct answer” section of “Student Feedback”?

If you enter it here, it will automatically be displayed to students when they get the answer right.

If it doesn't meet your needs, feel free to ignore it. 🙂