Option to require units (eg, meters) in numerical quiz answers

[doneil]

In problems in physics and engineering, answers require units to be meaningful. In designing a quiz question, there should be an option to require that a unit be provided ("3 kg" instead of "3".)  If no unit is provided, or if the unit is incorrect, only partial credit should be given. As a physics professor, I have found that student performance on exams increased dramatically in the area of correctly working with units after I started requiring their homework problems to include units (we were using Moodle, which implements this feature). 

[UHSClark]

Is this the most active post for units on formula questions? I know that there is something about voting to help these conversations move to moderating but I am new to Canvas. Anyone point me in the correct direction or give me some more info? 

Thanks!

[sdmartinSDP]

Canvas,

Please add this feature! It's so important for any science courses!

[sdmartinSDP]

Hi Yall,

Make sure you click on the stars below the topic to rate it and upvote it to a higher level.

Thanks yall!

[kdburke]

This is so important for chemistry as well. We need units!

[arlinda]

It is April 2022, 4 years after the original request, and this issue hasn't been addressed by Canvas yet. It seems that the requests for a very needed feature by science and engineering instructors have fallen in deaf ears. Who in the world doesn't understand how important units are? How far do you have to drive to work from your house? An answer of 10 wouldn't make sense to anyone, even if you are not in the science community. Please add this feature to the numerical and formula questions. 

[ProductPanda]

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