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If you allow multiple attempts on a quiz, the student’s grade will always default to the most recent attempt. Watch this video to learn how to clear attempts that will not be factored into the grade. The most common purpose of this action is to drop the lowest test score.

One way to prevent students from cheating on an exam is to generate a random block of questions from an existing question pool. Watch this video to learn how.

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You may have to change the grade scale or schema if you use anything other than a 10 point scale (A = 90-100%). This can easily be done by modifying the existing 10 point schema or creating your own.

The Grade Center layout can be organized by dragging and dropping the columns, similar to Excel. Columns can be frozen to help you keep track of grades while scrolling through the grades (frozen columns only function in Interactive view). You can also Hide or Show various columns, depending on what you want to see in your Grade Center.