With View options in the Canvas Gradebook, you can organize and view the information in the Gradebook in any way that you prefer. Directions [Length 4:26, CC Available] Adjust View Options Apply Filters Have Questions? Need additional support on this or other teaching and learning topics? Please visit us for drop-in support or try one […]
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Attach a Rubric to a Discussion
You can add a rubric to a discussion to help students understand your expectations and how you intend to score their submissions. Using a rubric for discussion posts can save you time, keep you consistent, and help you provide useful feedback to your students. Once your rubric is attached to discussion, refer to the Grade […]
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Grade Discussions in Canvas
Instructors can use the SpeedGrader feature to easily grade individual discussion submissions within Canvas. These grades automatically populate the gradebook. Using SpeedGrader for discussion posts can save you time, keep you organized, and help you provide useful feedback to your students. Note: Make sure that you checked the Graded setting when creating your discussion. See the […]
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Give Extra Credit
There may be situations where you’d like to give extra credit opportunities to your students. In Canvas, there are a number of ways to assign extra points. The steps below outline how to create Assignments that are specifically intended to be extra credit. Other methods are listed below as well. Directions [Length 3:11, CC Available] […]
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Create a Rubric in Canvas
Rubrics provide a set of criteria to evaluate student performance. When they are used in Canvas, they provide students with direction and clarity. When integrated with SpeedGrader, rubrics also allow you to provide quick and easy feedback for your students. Note: To attach the rubric to an assignment, refer to the “Attach a Rubric to an […]
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Create Weighted Assignment Groups
Assignment groups allow you to organize your assignments by category, which you can use to create weighted groups. Once set up, the Canvas Gradebook will automatically calculate the weights into students’ total grade. This tutorial describes how to weight your assignment groups to affect how strongly each category will affect the final grade. For more […]
If you are teaching an in-person course, there may be assignments or exams that students complete in person, rather than online through Canvas. If these assignments are graded, you will need to add a column in the Canvas Gradebook for it without creating an online assignment or quiz that students must submit work online for. […]
Assignment groups allow you to organize all assignments categorically. This allows for both easier navigation to your assignments and lets you weight assignment groups differently for final grading. For more information about how Assignment Groups impact the Gradebook, see our Spotlight, Grading in Canvas: How Assignment Groups Impact the Canvas Gradebook. Directions [Length 3:22, CC […]