Short Answer Question Elements
Illustrated below is a completed short answer question. Notice how it requires the student to answer three required elements in a certain order, namely, Ulysses, S., and Grant. If you're clever when you create the feedbacks, Serf can do some pretty fancy judging when the user answers. For example, if the student only answers "Grant," Serf will reply: "You failed to include the first name of the person buried in Grant's tomb. His first name is Ulysses. You left out the middle initial, which is S. You correctly entered the last name." If the student answers "Ulysses Grant," Serf will respond "You left out the middle initial, which is S. Your answer is incorrect. The person buried in Grant's tomb is Ulysses S. Grant."
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