Clear test attempts and add exceptions

When special circumstances arise, you have two options to remedy submission issues. You can clear a test attempt or add an assessment exception. Go to the submission, open the options menu and selection an option.

Go to the submission, open the options menu and selection an option.

Clear an attempt

If you choose, you can clear a student's test attempt. The submission is cleared from the gradebook and the student can retake the test.

Assessment exceptions

You can give an individual student an exception on a specific test. An exception includes additional attempts or extended access, even if the test is hidden from other students. An exception overrides the two settings applied to everyone else for only that specific test.

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Watch a video about assessment exceptions

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Video: Grant assessment exceptions shows how to allow an exception on a specific test or assignment to an individual student.