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Issue:

As instructor needs to configure the availability and due dates for an Assignment or Quiz in Canvas for individuals, groups, or sections of a course.

Solution:

When an assignment or quiz is created, by default it will be assigned to all students in the course. However, the Assign feature can be configured for assignments and quizzes in Canvas so unique task availability and due dates can be applied to different subsets of the class.

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• Assign Feature Logic and Values
• Assign to Everyone
• Individual Assignee Only
• Individual Accommodation
• Accommodation Uses and Constraints the Assign feature in Canvas
• Accommodation Uses and Constraints the Assign feature in Canvas
• Accommodation Uses and Constraints the Assign feature in Canvas
• Accommodation Uses and Constraints the Assign feature in Canvas

Assign Feature Logic and Values

Assign to Everyone

By default, when you create a quiz, the Assign feature will be configured to Assign to Everyone with no due date or availability restrictions. 

In the following demonstrations, a quiz had been created with a due date of December 20, 2022, and the Assign feature will be edited for each scenario.

Individual Assignee Only

To create an assignment for an individual student, group, or course section, you can replace "Everyone" by selecting the student from the available options.

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If you have replaced "Everyone" with a single student, it will affect gradebook content for the rest of the class.
More information on this issue can be found in the article Reassigned Quiz From All Students to One Student Removes Grades from Gradebook.

Individual Accommodation

To accommodate for a student, group, or course section to allow a different due date, you can select the +Add button to add another "Assign to" element.

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Observe that when the individual student assignment is added, the primary "Assign to" changes to everyone else.

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