Delete a Quiz, Dropbox or Discussion Item From the Gradebook

Gradebook items that are associated with a dropbox, quiz, or discussion cannot be deleted from the grade book until the instructor has "unassociated" the assignment from the grade book.

Overview

Gradebook items that are associated with a dropbox, quiz, or discussion cannot be deleted from the grade book until the instructor has "unassociated" the assignment from the grade book. 

Instructions

Confirm the name of the lesson item that is associated with the item you want to delete.

1. Navigate to the grade book and select the Manage Grades Tab.
2. Locate the assignment and hover your cursor over the question mark icon in the Association column for the item you want to delete. The Tool Tip will display the association information for the lesson item, such as for the Syllabus Quiz or Introduction Discussion, shown in Figure 1 below. 

Figure 1. Gradebook Associations

3. Navigate to Dropbox, Quizzes/Exams, or Discussions and locate the associated dropbox, quiz, or discussion. Confirm that you have found the right one by mousing over the key icon  to display the name of the gradebook item associated with this assignment.
4. Edit the assignment and then select the "Save and Close" button to save your changes for the item.
   1. For a Dropbox, Select Edit Folder and under Grade Out Of select Not in Grade Book from the dropdown.
   2. For a Quiz/Exam, Select Edit and under Grade Out Of select Not in Grade Book from the dropdown.
   3. For a Discussion, select Edit Topic and under Grade Out Of select Not in Grade Book from the dropdown.

3. Having selected the "Save and Close" button to continue for either a dropbox, quiz, or discussion, return to the Manage Tab of the Gradebook to verify that the Grade Item no longer has an associated assignment in the Association column.
4. Select the check box next to the grade item that you want to delete and choose "Delete" from the "More Actions" dropdown menu. You will then be prompted to select the item again and choose to delete it. This extra step is meant to ensure that you do not delete something you need to keep.