Dissociate grades from quizzes, Dropboxes, and Discussion

The process of dissociating grades from Quizzes, Discussions, and Dropboxes is a useful tool to maintain flexibility and control over your course assessments. This guide will walk you through the steps to achieve this, allowing you to separate the quiz, discussion, and Dropbox scores from the gradebook, which can be particularly beneficial for formative assessments, practice quizzes, or any scenario where you wish to provide feedback without affecting final grades.

Note: Dropbox and discussions Step by steps can be found below the quiz section.

Dissociate Quizzes

Step by Step

1. Click Submissions and select Quizzes.
   
   
   
   
2. Select the Drop-down arrow next to the quiz and click Edit.
   
   
   Note: If you see a Ribbon next to the dropdown menu that means the quiz is a graded item.
   
   
   
   
3. Click in Gradebook and select Not in Gradebook. 
   
4. Click Save and Close.
   
   
   
   Note: Graded Ribbon will be removed when item is no longer in gradebook.
   
   
   
   
   

Dissociate Dropboxes

Step by Step

1.  Click Submissions, select Dropboxes.
   
   
   
2. Select the Drop-down arrow next to the quiz and click Edit Folder.
   
   
   
   
3. Click in Gradebook and select Not in Gradebook. 
   
   
   
4. Click Save and Close.
   
   
   
   

Dissociate Discussions

Step by Step

1. Click Submissions, then select Discussions.
   
   
   
   
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   Note: The Ribbon icon below the Topic will identify graded Discussions.
   
   
   
3. Click Assessment.
   
   
   
   
4. Click Dropdown menu under Grade Item 
   
   
   
5. Select -- Choose a grade item --
   
   Note: This selection will remove it from the gradebook.
   
   
   
6. Click Save and Close.
   
   
   Important: The Grade Ribbon may still be present after you change the setting. Check your gradebook for the course.
   
   

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