Administer test, quizzes, and assessments in linked sections

Overview

If you administer a course with linked sections, you can determine how assessments, tests, and quizzes will affect your students’ overall grades in the course, and set different availability and due dates for each course section.

Availabilit – Triggers student notifications and displays in their calendar and Upcoming feed. Does not control publishing or submissions.
Due Date – Triggers student notifications and displays in their calendar and Upcoming feed. Does not control publishing or submissions.
Submissions – Triggers student notifications and displays in their calendar and Upcoming feed. Does not control publishing or submissions.

Configure assessments in linked sections

Go to a course.
Select the assessment’s gear icon and choose Edit.
Update the assignment settings. From Availability & Due Dates:
- Click Select Sections to Customize and choose the sections. Unselected sections be displayed in Everyone else.
- Click the circle to publish or unpublish by section.
- Enter a Due Date and time for each section.
- Enable submissions.
Click Save Changes.

Enable test and quiz submissions in linked sections

Go to a course.
Click the test or quiz title and select Settings.
From Submissions, choose an option.
Click Save Changes.

Submission status details

Submission status	Details
Enable	Students can open and take the assessment.
Enable until	Students can take the item until the specified date and time.
Enable from…until…	Students can take the item between the specified start and end date or time.
Disable	Students cannot take the item. This is the default. If students can open the item but cannot start an attempt, switch to an Enable option.

Publish or unpublish for all linked sections

Navigate to the course.
Click the gear icon next to the assessment, test, or quiz.
Select Publish for All Sections or Unpublish for All Sections.

Alternative publish locations

Location	Details
Materials list	Click the item’s gear icon and select Publish for All Sections or Unpublish for All Sections.
Assessment, test, or quiz details	Click the title, and then select Edit from the Actions menu. Select the circle for the section name.
Gradebook (bulk edit)	Select Gradebook, click the More icon, and choose Bulk Edit. From Due Date, select the circle for the section name. Click Save Changes.