assessments.late_assignment

assessments.late_assignment(raw_grade, late_count, is_lower_stakes=False)

This function evaluates a late submission according to the program policy. For higher-stakes assessments, the grade is scaled based on the cumulative number of late submissions. For lower-stakes assessments, late submissions are not accepted and receive a grade of zero.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description	Default
raw_grade	float or int	The original grade before applying any late-submission penalty.	required
late_count	int	The number of late submissions prior to this one.	required
is_lower_stakes	bool	Indicates whether the assessment is lower-stakes. If True, the late submission is not accepted and receives zero points. Default is False.	False

Returns

Name	Type	Description
	float	The final grade after applying the late-submission scaling.

Notes

Late submissions for higher-stakes assessments follow this policy: - 1st late submission: 75% of the original grade - 2nd–5th late submissions: 50% of the original grade - 6th or later: 0 points

Late submissions for lower-stakes assessments do not count toward the cumulative late count and always receive 0 points.

Examples

Higher-stakes assignment, first late submission:

>>> late_assignment(80, 0)
Status: Late (1st occurrence)
Late count: 1
Scaling factor: 0.75
60.0

Lower-stakes assignment, any late submission:

>>> late_assignment(90, 2, is_lower_stakes=True)
Status: Late not accepted (lower-stakes)
Late count: 2
Scaling factor: 0.0
0.0
0.0