[LON-CAPA-users] Any way around this?

Tue Aug 28 09:05:02 EDT 2012

Thanks for the help. Your second suggestion was exactly what I was looking for. I have not done any coding in this before, but I was able to cut and paste and change the words to make it work. Thanks!
Perry

Perry A. Tompkins
Dean, College of Science and Mathematics 
Southwest Baptist University
1600 University Avenue
Bolivar, Missouri 65613
Voice: (417) 328-1659
Web: http://users.sbuniv.edu/~ptompkins/ 

The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. 2 Corinthians 4:4 NIV 
El dios de este mundo ha cegado la mente de estos incrédulos, para que no vean la luz del glorioso evangelio de Cristo, el cual es la imagen de Dios. 2 Corintios 4:4, NVI
哥林多后书4:4 此等不信之人，被这世界的神弄瞎了心眼，不叫基督荣耀福音的光照着他们。基督本是神的像。

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From: lon-capa-users-bounces at mail.lon-capa.org [mailto:lon-capa-users-bounces at mail.lon-capa.org] On Behalf Of Lucas, Mark
Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2012 3:54 PM
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Perry,
I'm sure Gerd will have some other options but here are a couple possibilities to consider.
You can use the postanswerdate tag to show something after the answer date. Here's a simple example:

<problem>
<startouttext />
Enter the question text here. Type in an essay below.
<endouttext />

<essayresponse>
    <textfield></textfield>
</essayresponse>
	<postanswerdate><startouttext /><br/>This is the correct answer.<endouttext /></postanswerdate>

</problem>

There is an interesting option with the stringresponse as well. We have a type of stringresponse problem where we use a textfield instead of a textbox (so it looks like an essay question), we grade it such that they get credit for anything except white space, but we don't show them their status and we don't have the answer/score available until a couple days later. That way we can go back and change grades if a student took advantage of the situation, but otherwise it is automatically scored.

Here is a sample:
<problem>
<parameter name="problemstatus" id="12" default="no" type="string_yesno" description="Show Problem Status" /> <part id="1" display="Questions"> <startouttext /> Please enter here any questions you have about the material from lecture or the book from the last week. We will try to address some  questions in class and others out of class. If we have not managed to get around to answering your question, and it is still an issue, please follow up with an e-mail to us!
<br />
<endouttext />
<startouttext />
Your last submission was:
<br />
&EXT('user.resource.resource.0.ans1.submission')
<br />
<endouttext />
<postanswerdate>
<startouttext />
(Computer's Answer not actually shown)
<endouttext />
</postanswerdate>
<stringresponse answer="/\S/" id="ans1" type="re"> <textfield> </textfield> </stringresponse> </part> </problem>

Later,
Mark

On Aug 22, 2012, at 4:27 PM, Perry Tompkins wrote:

> Gerd,
>    I have what I expect to be a simple question. I was wanting a simple question with a text input, like an short answer essay, but one that gives the correct response after the answer-release date. I found the simple string question but it is expecting a verbatim answer and wants to automatically grade the question.
> Thanks
> Perry
> 
> Perry A. Tompkins
> Dean, College of Science and Mathematics Southwest Baptist University
> 1600 University Avenue
> Bolivar, Missouri 65613
> Voice: (417) 328-1659
> Web: http://users.sbuniv.edu/~ptompkins/
>  
> The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they 
> cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the 
> image of God. 2 Corinthians 4:4 NIV El dios de este mundo ha cegado la 
> mente de estos incrédulos, para que no vean la luz del glorioso 
> evangelio de Cristo, el cual es la imagen de Dios. 2 Corintios 4:4, 
> NVI
> 哥林多后书4:4 此等不信之人，被这世界的神弄瞎了心眼，不叫基督荣耀福音的光照着他们。基督本是神的像。
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lon-capa-users-bounces at mail.lon-capa.org 
> [mailto:lon-capa-users-bounces at mail.lon-capa.org] On Behalf Of Gerd 
> Kortemeyer
> Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2012 10:31 AM
> To: Discussion list for LON-CAPA users
> Subject: Re: [LON-CAPA-users] Any way around this?
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I would suggest putting the format into the "Format" field of the numerical response.
> 
> - Gerd.
> 
> On Aug 21, 2012, at 10:54 AM, "Mills, Douglas G" <dmills at illinois.edu> wrote:
> 
>> HI All,
>> 
>> I’m finding that if I define a variable as follows:
>> 
>> $CB1=&format(8.000e-6,"4s");
>> 
>> OR
>> 
>> $CB1=&format(8.000e-6,"3e");
>> 
>> And use it as the answer to a numerical problem requiring 4 significant figures, I get the error message that “the computer’s answer is incorrect (‘8e-06’).”
>> 
>> I know (and have tested to confirm) that if I simply change the final zero to a 1 (so 8.001e-6) everything is fine. I had thought the &format command was the key to insisting on the correct number of sig figs in a variable, but I guess hadn’t run into this specific situation before.
>> 
>> Any help from the pros?  Thanks,
>> 
>> Doug
>> 
>> Douglas Mills
>> Director of Instructional Technologies Department of Chemistry 
>> University of Illinois dmills at illinois.edu
>> (217) 244-5739
>> 
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