Setting up assignments for grading
Weighted vs. Non-Weighted Grading
Setting up an Assignment Group
Setting up the Gradebook
To use the gradebook, you must first set up your assignments and the structure first.
Step 1: Choose Weighted vs. Non-weighted Grading Method
Step 2: Create Assignment
Step 3:Publish/Unpublish Assignment (You can leave the assignment column unpublished and it will show up in the gradebook)
Step 4: Choose your gradebook view
Weighted vs Non-Weighted Grading
Portions of this documentation are also accessible via a Quickstart How-To Video:
https://youtu.be/txndIwG0fk8 (Links to an external site)
Before you set up your assignments, you should consider how you want to calculate your grades.
Canvas supports assignment grading by weight. This means that each assignment group can be weighted and you can have each assignment worth a different value and all assignments under the group worth be worth a specified weighted value.
For example, you can have an assignment group worth 25% of the total grade and have 4 assignments under the assignment group each worth 10, 15, 20, 40 points. All of these assignments together would be weighted at 25% of the final grade.
If you use weighted grading you will notice in the gradebook that the assignment groups created columns in the gradebook with the averages. These are just for information only and you cannot edit these boxes.
If you are uploading your grades using a CSV, you will notice columns that are read only.
See the next sections Setting up Weighted Grading and Setting up an Assignment Group to set up weighted grading.
The other method is to have points equal to the weight. If you choose this method, you dont need to set up any assignment groups. If your assignment is out of 20 points, then it is equivalent to 20% of the final grade.
Step 2: Click on the box to weight the assignments
You will now see all your assignment groups and you can assign the weighting accordingly and then click Save when you are done.
Type the Assignment Group title in the Group Name field [1]. If you want to weight the final grade for students using assignment groups, the percentage will appear in % of total grade field [2].
How do I edit an Assignment Group?
On the Assignments page, click on the settings icon in the assignment group header and click Edit.
Important: Do not move assignments between assignment groups
Don’t move assignments into different groups. Moving assignments around in the assignment area affects gradebook calculations and will result in errors to students’ grades.