Grade penalties

New feature
in Moodle 5.0! Grade penalties are a new feature in Moodle 5.0 onwards, enabling admins to set late submissions penalties which teachers can then apply to assignments in their courses.

Late submission penalties

To set up late submission penalties

1. Go to Site administration > Grades > Manage penalty plugins.
2. Click the toggle to enable late submission penalties.
3. Follow the Settings link then click the Edit button.
4. Enter a late submission penalty as a percentage and save changes. For example, enter 10 to penalise late submissions by reducing the grade by 10%.
5. If required, add rules to penalise late submissions that are overdue by a specified time.
6. Go to Site administration > Grades > Manage supported activities.
7. Select Assignment in Enabled activities, and if required 'Apply penalty to overridden grades', then save changes.

To apply late submission penalties to an assignment

1. Go to the assignment settings.
2. In the Grade section, set Grade penalties to Yes.

Grade penalties are shown in user and grader reports by a red triangle icon, with a tooltip showing the penalty.

Capabilities

• Manage grade penalty rules