We are teaching about significant digits and we don't want canvas to populate a decimal points with zeros after the students input of a number. Such as, their answer is supposed to be 100 and canvas input box adds in a decimal point like so 10.000. How can I change this feature and is it possible to change the input box to reflect the exact match of student input.
Unfortunately, this has long been a thorn in the side of math and science teachers and there is no option for changing it.
Currently, the suggested work-around if you need exact answers with the correct number of decimals and you don't want Canvas to display any extra ones is to use a fill-in-the-blank question. Then you have to enter all acceptable answers, which shouldn't be that many if you're testing on significant figures.
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Teresa Brooks,
Unfortunately, this has long been a thorn in the side of math and science teachers and there is no option for changing it.
Currently, the suggested work-around if you need exact answers with the correct number of decimals and you don't want Canvas to display any extra ones is to use a fill-in-the-blank question. Then you have to enter all acceptable answers, which shouldn't be that many if you're testing on significant figures.