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Issue:

Classic Quiz in a course within Canvas has a point total of 0.

Solution:

NOTE: Scores will need to be updated manually if students have already taken the quiz.

The total within a Classic Quiz is a sum total of each question point within the quiz. The questions within the quiz should have a point value associated with them. In order to update the point value of a Classic Quiz

1. Edit the quiz

1. Select the quiz you need to adjust. 
2. Select Edit. 
3. Go to the questions tab. 
4. Find the questions you need to change the point value on. 
5. Edit the question, update the point value, and 
click
6. select Update Questions. 
7. Repeat for additional questions. 
8. Make sure to Save the entire quiz when you are done. 

If none of the student students have attempted the quiz, you should be all setthis task is complete.

Proceed to the next step if students have already taken the quiz. The student scores would need to be updated manually.

2. Update Scores

You will see the points adjusted on the quiz overview page and in Speedgrader, but for the students grades to appear correctly in the gradebook you need to complete the next update scores step. 

1. Open Speedgrader. 
2. With quizzes, the total point value in the right side is grayed out. For each student with a submission, you will need to change the point values on each individual question or add Fudge Points.  
3. When the point value has been corrected,

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1. select Update Scores at the bottom of the page. This will remove the icon in the gradebook and show the quiz new total. 

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