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Definitions

Sounds-like

ANGEL attempts to grade fill-in-the-blank questions using a sounds-like algorithm to compare student responses to a list of instructor-provided acceptable answers. Student responses that phonetically “sound like” one of the instructor-provided allowed answers are counted as correct. Depending upon the strictness of grading, it might be desirable to provide additional allowed answers to ensure phonetically incorrect student responses (that the instructor would have counted as correct) are counted as correct. Allowed answers are not case-sensitive. From ANGEL Learning's documentation.

Rounding

With rounding enabled, the instructor may add additional zeros after the decimal point (in the answer) to control the number of significant digits required in the student response. For example, if the instructor specifies an answer of 3.6, student responses of 3.61 and 3.601 would be graded as correct. If the instructor specifies an answer of 3.60, the student response of 3.61 would be graded as incorrect, however the student response of 3.601 would be graded as correct.From ANGEL Learning's documentation.

Grading Types

Normal

uses sounds-like algorithm and rounding

Exact Match

disables both the sounds-like algorithm and rounding

No Sounds Like

disables sounds-like, but uses rounding

No rounding

disables rounding, but uses sounds-like