Faculty's Guide to Canvas

The Grades tool shows students scores and feedback on assignments, discussions, and quizzes. When an Instructor clicks the Grades tools, they see the Gradebook. The Gradebook helps instructors easily input and distribute grades for students. Grades for each assignment can be calculated as points, percentages, complete or incomplete, pass or fail, GPA scale, and letter grades, and assignments can be organized into groups for weighting as well.

Columns are automatically created in the Gradebook when you create and publish assignments, graded discussions, and graded quizzes and surveys. A column is also automatically added for the Attendance tool.

Use the Gradebook to:

• View grades by grading periods
• View assignment submission notifications and assignment details
• Create and apply specific gradebook filters that may be used once or saved for future use
• Download assignment submissions from students to grade or view them offline when no internet connection is available
• Manually enter student grades
• Automatically calculate total and final grades
• Simultaneously view grade information across all courses
• Notify students when an assignment has been graded
• Hide grades from students until they are published
• Create custom curving and grade ranges
• Leave private grading notes/comments for the student

View these Instructure Guides to get started:

How do I arrange columns in the Gradebook?

How do I create assignment columns for non-submission assignments in the Gradebook?

How do I use the icons and colors in the Gradebook?

How do I post grades for an assignment in the Gradebook?

How do I enter and edit grades in the Gradebook?

How do I enter grades for an individual assignment as a specific grading type in the Gradebook?

How do I get to SpeedGrader from the Gradebook?

How do I import grades in the Gradebook?

How do I curve grades in the Gradebook?

How do I publish final grades for a moderated assignment?

How do I apply scores to ungraded assignments as an Instructor?

How do I apply Submission Stickers in Gradebook?

How do I leave comments for students in the Gradebook?

How do I use the Total column in the Gradebook?

View all Grades guides.