![]() In this tutorial we will discuss how to use subscripts in LaTeX, both in text mode and math mode. Canvas is no longer developing the Classic Quizzes and has plans to deprecate their use as well.Subscripts are commonly used when creating a document. Having a single text editor won't fix the problem though. The problem with Classic Quizzes is that you cannot autograde an essay question that has the proper tools for formatting it correctly and you cannot enter subscripts into fill in the blank questions, which are autograded. Maybe some day they will all be the same. There is a different Rich Content Editor involved with New Quizzes because it was developed as a plug-in to Canvas rather than being part of the core product and so they weren't limited to the existing RCE and the new RCE came along after the New Quizzes had spent years in development. At this point, it's an option which one you use, but for those of used to the old one, the new one has a lot of pain associated with it. ![]() However, Canvas is phasing out the Rich Content Editor and planning on replacing it with the New Rich Content Editor. The Rich Content Editor (RCE) that the students use is the same one that the Instructors use. That defeats the purpose of immediate feedback and creates additional work for the instructor. The other option is to not autograde those questions, but go through and manually grade them. That defeats the purpose of immediate feedback and creates additional work for the don't have a good solution for you. Did they enter H 2SO 4 using the sub element or did they use the Unicode superscript and subscript characters? If you want autograding, you're going to miss some of the ways. Some notation is not intuitive to students and so they will invent ways to display it. You could tell the students to enter H_2SO_4, although in that particular example, you might be able to take it without the subscripts and enter H2SO4.Įven if the students could use the Rich Content Editor, you're still going to have difficulty as I mentioned above. For example, both ASCII Math and LaTeX use ^ for superscripts and _ for underscores. Without the support for students to use the Rich Content Editor, you either have to redesign the questions to be multiple choice or provide them instructions on acceptable ways to enter their results. Asking Canvas to autograde algebra is like asking it to autograde an essay written in a foreign language. The last one is stretching a bit, but it is mathematically valid. ![]() It does not, nor should it be expected to, understand mathematical content. My take is that Canvas is not a mathematics program. For Windows, you can use the Character Map or construct the answer in Microsoft Word and then copy/paste. For example, foreign language teachers have wished for a better ease in entering international characters. The answer for the languages has been to use the native operating systems solution for entering those characters. Yes, this is an issue for lots of people, not just math and science teachers.
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