[Discussions] Allow graded discussion to "not count this assignment towards the final grade"

[VPundir]

Problem statement:

Assignments have the useful options to set "not count this assignment towards the final grade" and " not show this in gradebook". Unfortunately graded assignments lack this option, though it is even more important for graded discussions.

Proposed solution:

Please add the "not count this assignment towards the final grade" option for graded discussions, similar to assignments.

User role(s):

instructor

[ModeratorPanda]

I am happy to share that ungraded discussions meet both of the interests you describe. Ungraded discussions neither count towards the final grade nor do they appear in the gradebook.

How do I create a discussion as an instructor? 

To help our Product Teams evaluate new ideas, this thread has been moved to our Will Not Consider status.

[VPundir]

Yeah, but the whole point is for graded discussions to do this @ModeratorPanda 

We want to be able to grade the discussions and provide formative feedback, as well as have peers provide reviews/feedback - including via rubrics.

[ModeratorPanda]

Thank you for the clarification, @VPundir . Peer review is possible with graded discussions:

• How do I use peer review discussions in a course?
• How do I create a peer review discussion?
• How do I manually assign peer reviews for a discussion?
• How do I automatically assign peer reviews for a discussion?

The discussions must be graded for peer review, and I think you don't want the discussions to be graded. In that case I suggest making the graded discussions worth zero points. Unfortunately there is not an option to make a graded discussion not count toward the course grade, like there is for assignments (that would be an excellent idea!).

[VPundir]

No @ModeratorPanda , I DO want the discussions to be graded (e.g., complete/imcomplete). I just don't want those grades to go in the gradebook.

[ModeratorPanda]

Thank you for your clarification and restatement. With an assignment that is not selected to count toward the final grade, the assignment itself still appears in the gradebook (both for instructors and students) but with a note that indicates it does not count toward the final grade. Your request "not show this in gradebook" confused me. Your idea is now open for consideration.