Edit assignment category settings

Updated 29 Aug 2024

A category is a collection of default grading, presentation, and security settings that can be applied to assignments of the same type. For standard assignments, Mastering provides the Homework, Quiz, and Test categories. You can create new categories with different settings, or you can edit a category to change its settings.

Important: Changes you make to category settings are not automatically applied to existing assignments in the category. To apply updated settings to an existing assignment, you must edit the assignment.

 Adaptive category (for Adaptive Follow-Up assignments)
 Dynamic Study Module category
"" Interactive Lab category
 Learning Catalytics category

  1. From the create/edit assignment process:
    On the 1 Settings page, select Add/Edit Categories.

    From the Gradebook:
    Select "" Gradebook Settings then Categories and Weighting.

  2. Select Edit Default Settings next to the name of the category you want to edit.
  3. Change values for the assignment settings in the "Default Grading and Presentation Settings for Homework/Quiz/Test Category" window.
  4. Select Save and close the window.

Category-level settings not available using this method: Default Point Value per Item, Randomize Order Sequence, and Require Students to Enter Units by Default.

  1. Open the assignment for editing to the 1 Settings page.
  2. Select Edit Settings under Grading and Presentation Settings.
  3. Change values for the assignment settings.
  4. Select Save as default for Homework/Quiz/Test category.

    The password setting is never saved with a category.
    If you change only the password setting, the option to save as default for a category doesn't appear.

  5. Select Save and close the window.

See also: Create your own categories | Apply updated category settings to an existing assignment