Limiting Dual Submission When Using Release Conditions for Midterm/Final Pairing
Hi,
I want to give my Spring 2026 students some flexibility. For the midterm, they can choose between an Exam or a Paper.
Their final assessment is determined by that choice:
1) If they take the Midterm Exam, they must submit a Final Paper.
2) If they submit a Midterm Essay, they must take a Final Exam.
I've already set up release conditions so that the appropriate Final Assessment is unlocked based on their midterm choice.
However, I haven't found a way to prevent students from completing both the Midterm Exam and the Midterm Essay. Is there a way to restrict them from accessing one midterm assessment after they have completed the other?
Best Answer
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I've received an answer to the question that works: https://community.d2l.com/brightspace/discussion/8019/limiting-dual-submission-when-using-release-conditions-for-midterm-final-pairing#latest
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This is a bit of a workaround. You'd have to decide if this is clear enough for your students.
What you could do is have two self-enrollment groups. One of which is for those who want to do the midterm exam, and another for those who want to do the essay. Membership of either group could be used as the release condition for each of the assessments the students would then need to take.
You can also use a quiz in a similar way. If you had a one question quiz where students choose the option of assessment, and one answer scores 1 and the other 0, then the result in the quiz could determine which assessments are released.
