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Assigning Extra Credit in Canvas
There may be times when you’d like to offer extra credit to your students. While there is no explicit “extra credit” option available in Canvas, this How-To outlines a few options for giving extra credit points. The three options here will serve a majority of need cases. If you have a more complex…
Grading Schemes in Canvas
A grading scheme refers to how you determine grades in your course. If a student scores within a certain range, they will receive a corresponding letter grade. For example, the standard grading scheme at the University of Oregon holds the cutoff for an A- at 90%. The most common use of a grade…
Uploading Final Grades into DuckWeb
At the end of the term, final grades can be exported from Canvas and uploaded into DuckWeb.
Importing and Exporting Scores
Scores from the Gradebook can be imported or exported as a CSV file. This can be helpful for quick correction of scores, creating additional assignments quickly, or downloading scores at the end of the term for upload to Duckweb. This page will cover the Import/Export process in-depth. For more…
Using the Canvas Gradebook
Instructure made changes to the Canvas Gradebook in August 2023. These changes include: Moving the View options from the top of the Gradebook to the Gradebook Settings section (with the Late and Grade Posting policies). Moving the Import and Export options from the Action menu to their own links…
Accessing SpeedGrader
SpeedGrader is the Canvas grading tool. It allows you to quickly grade individual or group assignments, quizzes, and discussions. You can access SpeedGrader through the Assignment, Quiz, or Discussion that you are grading.
Anonymous Grading Feature
Canvas supports anonymous grading of assignments, quizzes, and papers.
Comparing Instructor & Student Gradebook Views
This page provides views of the Gradebook for Instructors, and also shows what students see in their view of Grades. Note that the student view is different, and it is helpful to remind them where to find the feedback you provide in SpeedGrader as well as the annotations made on their submissions…
Gradebook Filtering and Navigation
The Canvas gradebook provides filtering tools to help you navigate your assignments, your students, and their progress through your class.
Weighted Grades & Assignment Groups
All graded work including graded Discussions, graded Quizzes and Assignments will be on the Assignment Page (Index). If your grading scheme is based on points (not percentage) and unweighted, all of these items can be in one group. If you would like to organize your assignments by type, apply a…