To run automatic zero for missing submissions, all activities must have grades associations and have a due date setting in the future.
Supported course activities
| Supported activity type |
Triggers automatic zero grade when: |
Does not trigger automatic zero when: |
| Assignment file submission |
- The activity submission due date is missed
- The special access due date for a user is missed
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- Activity is hidden by either visibility rules or a release condition, when the due date passes
- An activity is exempted for a user, even if the user misses the due date
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| Assignment text submission |
- The activity submission due date is missed
- The special access due date for a user is missed
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- Activity is hidden by either visibility rules or a release condition, when the due date passes
- An activity is exempted for a user, even if the user misses the due date
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| LTI activity |
- The LTI completion status is not complete or a score has not been received
- The LTI activity due date is missed
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- An LTI activity is marked as complete or has already been graded before the due date
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| Asynchronous quiz |
- A user has not submitted any attempts
- A quiz is in progress but not submitted before the due date
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- A quiz attempt is submitted before the due date
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Note: Quizzes already have functionality that automatically grades and sends the result to the Grade book when the time allowed is exceeded. In cases where a learner is attempting a quiz and it is still in progress after the due date, when automatic zero grading is enabled, the quiz is marked as 0 regardless of other timing settings for the quiz. If a learner submits a quiz attempt after receiving an automatic zero, the new grade overwrites the zero grade. |
Unsupported course activities
The following course activity types are not supported by automatic zero grading:
- Synchronous quizzes ( do not have due dates)
- Discussions (topics do not have due dates)
- Checklists (do not have a grade association)
- Surveys (do not have grade associations)
- SCORM objects (can be configured by administrators to send a grade of 0 to the grade book at any time once a learner has accessed the Object)
- On-paper and observed in-person assignments (even if assigned a due date, the system is not able to evaluate the timing of the submission)