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Disabling Automatic Zeros

  • Category: Grading

When Automatic Zeros is enabled, students who do not submit work before the due date can receive a zero. Disable this setting when your course uses a different late-work policy.

Disable Automatic Zeros

  1. Select Gradebook.
  2. Select the Settings gear beside To Do.

     

    Figure 1. Select the Settings gear beside To Do. Select the image to enlarge.
  3. Scroll to Automatic Zeros.
  4. Deselect Assign automatic zeros for past due work.
    Gradebook Settings showing the Automatic Zeros section and the Assign automatic zeros for past due work checkbox.
    Figure 2. Deselect Assign automatic zeros for past due work to disable Automatic Zeros. Select the image to enlarge.
  5. If prompted, choose whether to keep existing zeros or return affected items to an ungraded state.

Note: Disabling Automatic Zeros does not always remove zeros that were assigned previously. Review the available prompt carefully before confirming the change.

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