Some webtexts contain open-ended questions, which automatically award students full credit for completion. We’ve implemented a safety net for these question types to encourage better and more robust student work. Where applicable, your students may be prompted to revise their responses before they can submit them for credit. Here’s how it works.
Potential warnings
Responses will be flagged if they:
contain a high number of unrecognized words (e.g., “alksjdkflasd”)
are too repetitive (e.g., “blah blah blah”)
are too short or too long (requirements vary by question)
If a student’s response doesn’t meet the requirements, they will see a warning message explaining what they need to fix in order to submit their response. The student will not be able to post the response until it meets the minimum requirements.
Below are examples of how the webtext flags these types of responses.
Unrecognized words
Because misspelled words and proper nouns may not be recognized by our checks, student responses have to include an unusually high number of unrecognized words to trigger the validation response. (Misspelled words may still be flagged with red underlining, depending on the student’s browser settings.)
Word count
Open-ended questions may also have word count requirements, and students will be prompted to revise responses that are too short or too long.
Once the student’s response meets the requirements, they will be able to submit their work by clicking Post.
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