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Each assignment has configurable settings that control submission behavior and how students interact with their grades.

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Accessing Assignment Settings

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Go to Assignment

Go to your assignment page
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Click Settings Tab

Click the Settings tab
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Configure Settings

Configure your settings
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Save

Click Save Changes
Assignment settings tab

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Available Settings

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Allow Late Submissions

Controls whether students can submit after the due date. When enabled, you can also set an optional Late Submission Deadline:
  • If set: Students can submit until this date, then submissions are blocked
  • If not set: Students can submit indefinitely after the due date
Allow late submissions toggle and date picker

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Hide Points

Controls whether students can see the numerical scores for this assignment.
This is useful when you want students to focus on the feedback rather than the grade.

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Maximum Submission Attempts

Sets how many times a student can submit to this assignment. Use multiple attempts for:
  • Draft and revision workflows
  • Allowing students to improve their work
  • Practice assignments

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How Settings Affect Grading

GradingPal does not automatically deduct points for late submissions. If you want to apply late penalties, you would adjust the grade manually after reviewing.

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Saving Settings

  • Changes appear as “(Unsaved)” next to modified settings
  • Click Save Changes to apply
  • The button shows “No Changes” when everything is saved

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Default Settings

When you create a new assignment, default settings are: You can change these for each assignment as needed.