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The Gradebook helps instructors easily view and enter grades for students. Depending on the Grade display type, grades for each assignment can be viewed as points, percentage, complete or incomplete, GPA scale, or letter grade.

Only graded assignments, graded discussions, graded quizzes, and graded surveys that have been published display in the Gradebook. Not Graded assignments are not included.

The default view in the Gradebook is to view all students at a time, but you can also view students individually in the Individual Gradebook. You can also  filter by the students name or the assignment name.

The Gradebook gives you access to additional grading settings such as; Late Policies, Grading Posting Policy, View Options and Advanced settings.

To access the gradebook, In Course Navigation, click the Grades link. For more information, click here.

The Late Submission policy allows you to automatically deduct points on all late submissions. A submission is labeled late when it has been submitted past the due date. Only assignments with a status of Late will be affected by the Late Submission policy. The late policy will be applied to a submission when it is graded.

In Course Navigation, click the Grades link. Click the Settings icon. In Gradebook Settings, view the Late Policies tab. Click the Automatically apply deduction to late submissions checkbox. To set the percentage you want late submissions to be deducted, set a percentage in the Late Submission Deduction field. Then set the interval for which you would like Canvas to deduct points in the Deduction Interval drop-down menu. Available interval options are Day or Hour. To manage the lowest possible grade threshold for the late policy, enter a percentage in the Lowest possible grade field. The lowest possible grade percentage is the lowest score a student can receive when late policy deductions are applied to grades entered above that percentage. Any grade awarded equal to or below that percentage will not receive late policy deductions. Click the Apply Settings button to save the policy.  To learn more on late submission policy, view this link.

Columns in the Gradebook are only created by adding an assignment in Canvas. If you need to create a column in the Gradebook to use for manual grading, you can create a No Submission or On Paper assignment. 

No Submission assignments are when you do not want students to submit an assignment in Canvas. This assignment type can be used to create extra columns in the Gradebook, create an assignment that involves multiple scores, or give extra credit.

On Paper assignments are when you want students to submit an assignment to you but not through Canvas. This assignment type applies to traditional face-to-face courses or hybrid courses when you want the assignment turned in during class, but you still want to create a column in the Canvas Gradebook for grading purposes. When students view the assignment, they see that the assignment will be submitted on paper.

In Course Navigation, click the Assignments link. Click the Add Assignment button. Create the assignment by entering the assignment details. In the Submission Type drop-down menu, select the No Submission option or On Paper option. Click Save & Publish or Save to complete this process. Click here, for more information.

You can weight final grades based on assignment groups. Selecting this option assigns a weight to each assignment group, not the assignments themselves. Within each assignment group, a percentage is calculated by dividing the total points a student has earned by the total points possible for all assignments in that group.

In Course Navigation, click the Assignments link. Click the Assignments Options icon (the vertical three dots) and select the Assignment Groups Weights option. Click the Weight final grade based on assignment groups checkbox.

Enter the percentage weights for each of the different Assignment Groups you created. The percentage weights you specify here will determine how Canvas calculates the final grade for your course. These percentages can be changed at any time and students will be notified when any changes are made. The weights will show up in the Gradebook for both students and instructors. Click the Save button to save weights. For more information on this topic, click here.

You can give students extra credit using a variety of options. 

  1. Create a new assignment with zero points possible and select any submission type. Assignments set to the No Submission type work well for classroom activities, such as in-class discussions or presentations. After students complete an online submission or complete and submit work offline, you can add and adjust points in the Gradebook.
  2. Add extra points to an Assignment you've already created. Manually enter the extra points in the Gradebook. For example, this assignment is worth 40 points. Adding 5 extra points will bring the assignment total for this student to 45 points. The added points will increase total points calculated in the Gradebook's final grade.
  3. You can use Fudge pointswithin SpeedGrader to add points to a quiz. Fudge points allow you to manually adjust an overall quiz score.
  4. Add an additional Criterion to a Rubric for extra credit. Make sure you make the rubric worth more than the assignment and you can give students extra points or not without affecting the actual assignment points.
  5. You can add extra credit using a rubric in SpeedGrader. Enter a point value that is greater than the points possible for a criterion. The Total Points calculation will reflect any extra points awarded for each Criterion. You can manually add extra points by editing the grade shown in the Grade field in SpeedGrader.
  6. Assignments must be housed within an assignment group. Assignment groups can be unweighted or weighted, depending on how you wish to grade students within your course. Learn more about giving extra credit using assignment groups.
  7. When assignment groups are not weighted, you can create extra credit assignments in their own assignment group if you wish. You may want to create a separate group to help distinguish between the different types of assignments. In this example, this entire assignment group has no points possible. When the student completes the work required for the extra credit assignments, you can manually add points to the Gradebook.

To learn more, view this link.

SpeedGrader makes it easy to evaluate individual student assignments and group assignments quickly. You can access SpeedGrader through: Assignments, Quizzes, Graded Discussions, and the Gradebook. SpeedGrader includes several areas to help you locate and view student submissions, grade submissions, and add comments to submissions. The SpeedGrader menu includes several tools and resources to assist with grading assignments. The left side of the menu includes general settings and options.

To view SpeedGrader settings, click the Settings icon. SpeedGrader settings include: 

Click here to learn more.

Assignment: In Course Navigation, click the Assignments link. Click the name of the assignment. SpeedGrader will be available in every graded assignment, including quizzes or graded discussions. Within a graded assignment or quiz, the SpeedGrader link will appear in the sidebar under Related Items. To learn more, view this link.

You can leave feedback for your students using text, an attached file, video, or audio. Open SpeedGrader from any assignment, graded discussion, or quiz. Use the student list to locate a student submission. If a student has submitted multiple attempts for the assignment, you can select which submission to view and add feedback. To select a submission, click the Submission to view drop-down menu and select a submission. Submissions are ordered by date submitted. In the Assignment Comments section, you can post comments to the student. Any comments that have been made by the student also appear in this section. Once you enter your comment, select Submit. For more information, click here.

Yes, you can. As an instructor, you can reassign an assignment in SpeedGrader. The Reassign Assignment button is available for graded assignment submissions once a comment has been added by an instructor. Open SpeedGrader from an assignment and select the student for whom you want to reassign the assignment.  Reassigning an assignment is completed from the Assignment Comments section. In order to reassign an assignment, you must first add a comment in SpeedGrader. Enter your comment in the Comment field and click the Submit button. Click the Reassign Assignment button. To learn more, view this link.

The right side of the SpeedGrader menu bar includes the student list for the assignment. SpeedGrader gives you an overview of student submissions for an assignment. Open SpeedGrader from any assignment, graded discussion, or quiz. To open the list of students, click the drop-down menu. SpeedGrader opens the assignment for the first student listed in the student list, arranged alphabetically by last name. However, you can choose to sort the student list by student name, submission date, or submission status. When you view a submission, the student which student submission you are viewing in the student list compared to the total number of students. If your course includes more than one section, students are displayed according to the section shown in the Gradebook. By default, the Gradebook shows all sections, though you can select a specific section to view. 

Viewing an assignment by section only displays submissions for that section and decreases the overall loading time for the assignment's data. When an assignment is opened in SpeedGrader, all values for that assignment are loaded and saved in the browser, including student submission data, any grades (including original grades for resubmitted assignments), rubrics, and comments. To improve performance, assignments in large courses should always be viewed by section. View this link, to learn more.

Fudge points allow you to manually add or remove points from a student's overall quiz score. This feature is only available in SpeedGrader. In Course Navigation, click the Quizzes link. Click the name of the quiz you want to open. Open SpeedGrader. In the sidebar, click the SpeedGrader link. In the Student drop-down menu, select the name of the student whose quiz you want to view. In the Fudge Points field at the bottom of the window, enter the number of points you want to add to the overall quiz score. You can also enter negative points. The Final Score area will show you what the final score would look like based on the number of fudge points. When you are ready to change the student's quiz score, click the Update Scores button. For more on this topic, view this link.

At the UofM we use Turnitin to view plagiarism and originality details in SpeedGrader. On the assignment, click the SpeedGrader button. Select the student whose submission you would like to view. View the submission in the SpeedGrader submission pane. The SpeedGrader sidebar displays the student's similarity score. To view the full originality report, click the Originality Score icon to check for plagiarism. View this link, for more on this topic.

Yes, you can. In SpeedGrader, you can enter grades for student submissions. Grades are automatically displayed in the Gradebook. Open SpeedGrader from any assignment, graded discussion, or quiz. Open student submissions. Use the student list to locate a student submission. Scores are entered according to the assignment's Display Grade setting. Scores can be entered as one of five options: points, complete/incomplete, letter grade, percentage, and GPA. 

If a rubric is attached to the assignment, you can view the rubric by clicking the View Rubric button. If your rubric is set up for grading, the Grade field will automatically populate with the rubric grade results. To edit an existing score, click the grade field and enter the new grade. To manually delete a grade, click the grade field and click the delete key. To learn more, click here.

You can hide or post assignment grades from SpeedGrader. You can also hide grades or post grades from the Gradebook. Open SpeedGrader from any assignment, graded discussion, or quiz. The Visibility icon (Looks like an eye.) indicates if assignment grades are hidden or posted. Assignment visibility can be determined by course posting policies or assignment posting policies. If assignment grades are posted for the assignment, the icon displays as the Posted Visibility icon (Looks like an eye.). If assignment grades are hidden, the icon displays as the Hidden Visibility icon (Looks like an eye with a line or slash through it). To hide assignment grades, click the Posted Visibility icon and select the Hide Grades option. View this link to learn more.

Open SpeedGrader from the group assignment. View group submissions. When evaluating group assignments, the SpeedGrader drop-down menu displays the name of each group. Select the name of the group whose submission you want to view. Next, grade the submission. To submit a grade for all members of the group, enter the grade in the Grade field. If a Rubric is attached to the assignment, you can view the rubric by clicking the View Rubric button. If your rubric is set up for grading, the Grade field will automatically populate with the rubric grade results. To learn more, click here.

You can view the details of a student's submission in the SpeedGrader sidebar. If a student has resubmitted an assignment, you can view previous versions. However, when anonymous grading is enabled, submission details are hidden in the submission sidebar until the assignment is unmuted or assignment grades are posted. Open SpeedGrader from any assignment, graded discussion, or quiz. Open Student submission. Use the student list to locate a student submission. When you open SpeedGrader for a particular assignment, you will see each individual submission and the date and time that it was submitted. If the assignment was submitted after the due date, you will see a late label. If an assignment can be downloaded, you can view the name of the submission and a download link. Details also listed are, uploading and failed submissions, verify student annotations views, evaluate multiple submissions, and see all quiz attempts. To learn more about submission details and how to view them, click here.