Self-Help Guide

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Canvas: Assess and Grade Student Work

This self-help guide walks you through the process of planning, creating, and using methods of assessment and evaluation in Canvas.

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Plan Assessment

Understand Assessment Options

Understand Formative and Summative Assessment

What is the Difference Between Formative and Summative Assessment?

Understand Canvas Assessment Tools

What are Assignments?
Assignments Overview (video)
Understand Quiz Types
Understand Discussions (video)

Get Assistance Choosing Assessment Options

Get In-Person Help

Find Your College Contact

Get Help Online

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24/7 Canvas Support

Build Assessments

Build Assignments

Understand the Assignment Tool

Understand Assignments
Assignments Overview (video)
Understand How to Use the Assignments Index Page

Create Assignments

How-tos

Create an assignment
Add or Edit Details in an Assignment
Create a Non-Submission (Offline) Assignment
Create an Assignment Shell from the Calendar
Assign an Assignment to an Individual Student
Add or Edit Points for an Assignment
Duplicate an Assignment
Delete an Assignment
Give Extra Credit

Add Assignments with External Apps

How-tos

Add an Assignment Using an External App (Voicethread, YouTube, etc.)
Import SCORM Files as an Assignment
Create a Google Cloud Assignment

Set Up Peer Reviewed Assignments

Understand Peer Review Assignments

How-tos

Create a Peer Review Assignment
Manually Assign Peer Reviews for an Assignment
Automatically Assign Peer Reviews for an Assignment

Use Turnitin with Assignments

How-tos

Create a Turnitin Assignment
Change Turnitin Settings for an Assignment
Manage Turnitin Assignments

Build Discussions

Understand the Discussion Tool

Overview of Discussions (video)

Create Discussions

How-tos

Create a Discussion
Duplicate a Discussion in a Course
Delete a Discussion in a Course
Create a Group Discussion
Assign a Graded Discussion to an Individual Student
Assign a Graded Discussion to a Group
Assign a Graded Discussion to a Course Section

Build Quizzes

Understand the Quiz Tool

Quizzes Overview (video)
Use the Quizzes Index Page
Understand Quiz Types
Understand Quiz Options
Understand Quiz Settings
Understand the Survey Tool within Quizzes

Create Quizzes

Edit a Quiz Question that is from a Quiz Bank

How-tos

Create a Quiz with Questions
Create a Quiz Where Students Only See One Question at a Time
Create a Quiz with a Question Group to Randomize Quiz Questions
Create a Quiz by Finding Questions in a Question Bank
Create a Quiz with a Question Group Linked to a Question Bank
Link Course Content to a Quiz Question
Reorder Questions or Question Groups in a Quiz

Create a Question Bank

How-tos

Create a Question Bank in a Course
Bookmark a Question Bank in a Course
Unbookmark a Question Bank in a Course
Delete a Question Bank in a Course
Move Multiple Questions from One Question Bank to Another
Move/Copy a Question from One Question Bank to Another
Import a Question Bank from One Canvas Course to Another

Manage Quizzes

How-tos

Use the Moderate Quiz page
Make a Quiz Available Before or After the Due Date
Assign a Quiz to an Individual Student
Assign a Quiz to a Course Section
Delete a Quiz
Export Quiz Content from a Course
Make Additional Changes on a Published Quiz
Give Students Extra Attempts on a Quiz
Give Students Extra Time on a Quiz
Manually Submit Outstanding Student Quiz Submissions

Create Rubrics to Use with Assessments

Build Rubrics

How-tos

Create a Rubric
Add a Rubric to an Assignment
Add a Rubric to a Discussion
Edit a Rubric
Manage Rubrics

Organize Assessments

Create Assignment Groups

How-tos

Create Assignment Groups
Move or Reorder Assignment Groups

Manage Your Assignment Groups

How-tos

Weight Grades in a Course
Set up Rules for Assignment Groups (Drop Lowest/Keep Highest)
Exclude an Assignment from the Final Grade
View Differentiated Assignments with Different Due Dates in a Course

Evaluate Student Progress

Grade Student Work

Understand SpeedGrader

Understand What SpeedGrader Is

Use SpeedGrader

How-tos

Use SpeedGrader
Get to SpeedGrader
Enter/Edit Student Grades in SpeedGrader
Sort the Student List in SpeedGrader
Use a Rubric in SpeedGrader

Monitor Quizzes

Good Practice

Understand Available Quiz Statistics

How-tos

View Student Results in a Quiz
View a Quiz Log for a Student
Regrade a Quiz in a Course
View Survey Results in a Course
View Practice Quiz Results in a Course

Enter Grades from In-Class Assignments

How-tos

Edit Grades in the Gradebook
Excuse a Student from an Assignment
Exclude an Assignment from the Final Grade
Treat Ungraded Assignments as Zero Points
Handle Assignment Resubmissions
Download Student Submissions from the Gradebook
Upload Student Submissions in the Gradebook
Grade on a Curve
Delay Grades Being Sent to Students (Muting)
Download Grades from the Gradebook
Import Scores into Canvas

Manage TA Grading

How-tos

Set up a Moderated Assignment to Be Graded by Multiple Reviewers
Review Moderated Assignments in Speedgrader as a Moderator
Publish Moderated Grades

Use the Gradebook

Understand the Gradebook

Understand the Layout of the Gradebook
Understand the Icons and Colors of the Gradebook
Gradebook Overview (video)

Use the Gradebook

How-tos

View Assignments or Students Individually from the Gradebook
Sort Columns in the Gradebook
See a Student's View of the Gradebook
Hide Student Name in the Gradebook
Change Grades to Points Instead of Percentage

Make Notes on Grades

How-tos

Leave Comments for Students in the Gradebook
Send a Message to Students Through the Gradebook
Keep Private Notes in the Gradebook

Get Final Grades to PeopleSoft

Send Grades to PeopleSoft
Export Final Grades for Upload to PeopeSoft

Use the New Gradebook

Understand the New Gradebook

Introduction to New Gradebook (Video; 3:26)

How-tos

Use the New Gradebook

Other

Compare the Functionality of the Legacy Gradebook and the New Gradebook

Use Grade Posting and Submission Policies

Understand Grade Posting Policies (Video; 2:44)

How-tos

Select a Grade Posting Policy for a Course
Select a Grade Posting Policy for an Individual Assignment
Apply a Missing Submission Policy
Apply a Late Submission Policy

Work in the New Gradebook

How-tos

Get to Speedgrader from the Gradebook
Enter and Edit Grades
Use the Notes Column
Send a Message to Students
Curve Assignment Grades
Use the Icons and Colors
Import Grades
Export Grades

Filter and Sort in the New Gradebook

How-tos

Sort and Display Student Name Column
Sort Individual Assignment Columns
View Student Grades Page
View History of All Grading Changes

Get Final Grades to PeopleSoft

How-tos

Apply a Grading Scheme To Your Course
Send Grades to PeopleSoft
Export Final Grades for Upload to PeopeSoft

Take Attendance

Understand Roll Call

Understand the Roll Call Tool

Use the Roll Call Tool

How-tos

Edit a Roll Call Attendance Assignment
Run Roll Call Reports

Analyze Student Progress

Use Analytics

How-tos

View Course Analytics
View Analytics for a Student in a Course
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