When deciding how an assignment will be graded, you have a few options:

1. Set a point value for the entire assignment.
2. Set a point value for each question.
3. Manually weight points.

Otherwise, point values default to 10pts/question with the overall assignment value being the sum total of all point values.

Entire Assignment

To set an overall point value for an assignment follow the steps below when building your assignment. 

If the assignment is already existing, navigate to the assignment in your course, click Edit, and select Edit Questions to get to the Questions tab in the Assignment Builder.

From the Assignment Builder, use the following steps to set the point value for the entire assignment.

1. Select Set Points.
2. Choose the entire assignment option and enter the desired point value for the assignment.
   
   • If you use the Lock feature, your point value will remain as set if additional questions are added (individual question values will recalculate accordingly).
3. Click Set Points.
   Points will be evenly distributed among the included questions.
   • If the points are not locked, and additional questions are added after points have been set, they will be added at the default of 10pts.
4. Click Save & Exit.

Individual Questions

To set the point value for each question to something other than the default value of 10pts, follow the steps below when building your assignment. 

If the assignment is already existing, navigate to the assignment in your course, click Edit, and select Edit Questions to get to the Questions tab in the Assignment Builder.

From the Assignment Builder, use the following steps to set the point value for each question.

1. Select Set Points.
2. Choose the each question option and enter the desired point value for the questions.
   
3. Click Set Points.
   Each question will not be worth the designated number of points and the overall assignment value will be the sum total of all questions.
   • If additional questions are added they will be added at the designated point value (in example above, 5pts).
4. Click Save & Exit.

Manually Weight Points

To manually weight/distribute points, follow the steps below when building your assignment. 

If the assignment is already existing, navigate to the assignment in your course, click Edit, and select Edit Questions to get to the Questions tab in the Assignment Builder.

From the Assignment Builder, use the following steps to manually assign point values for each question.

1. Click in the points field for the question value to be changed, backspace, and type in new value.
2. Repeat as needed. 
   • Remember...the overall assignment value is a total of all question values.
3. Click Save & Exit.