[Gradebook Settings] Make late policy affect only attempts submitted after the due date/time

[kowens]

Currently in the New Gradebook, instructors can set the gradebook so that late penalties are automatically deducted. It is unfortunate that in multiple-attempt quizzes for which only the highest-scored attempt is to count, penalties for late submissions can adversely affect scores from attempts that were on time.

For example, suppose a quiz has multiple attempts, and only the highest score is preserved in the gradebook. The instructor allows late attempts with an automatic deduction 25% per day. Prior to the deadline, a student earns a kept score of 75%. When the student attempts the quiz again a day late, he again earns a raw score of 75%. Instead of deducting 25% from the late submission, the gradebook deducts 25% from the kept score. Thus, even though student's highest attempt is the 75% earned before the deadline, his score is recorded as only 50%.

So, I am asking that late penalties apply individually to attempts. Once the attempt is adjusted automatically accordingly, then the gradebook should select or calculate the kept score based upon whatever rule has been set up (such as highest attempt).

[ElizabethLaba]

Problem statement:

According to the support person I spoke with and follow up email that I received, "When checking it seems that new quizzes with multiple attempt will not be effected with the late policy." I have to believe this is a major issue for many instructors. I allowed students unlimited attempts on an assignment where I report the highest score until the due date. A student did not complete the assignment thus I labeled it as missing which I have set to auto grade as a zero. The student was able to submit the assignment after the due date and still earn full credit even though I have a late policy set up to give the student a zero if it's submitted after the due date. The missing label was still on the assignment, but a grade was recorded.

Proposed solution:

If a student submits an attempt at an assignment after the due date, apply the late policy to that attempt. The "why" is that the definition of late is after the due date so if there is a late policy, it should apply to anything happening with an assignment after the due date. Alternately, since it is not intuitive that a late policy will not apply when there are multiple attempts, instead of having a late policy for all coursework in an assignment group, make the policy different for each assignment so instructors are at least aware where the policy will apply.

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instructor