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May 19, 2020

End of Semester: Grading Wrap-up

Set up your course Grading Scheme if you did not do so at the start of the semester. Double-check to make sure that the grading scheme on your syllabus matches the grading scheme in Canvas.  A standard Chapman University grading scheme is automatically enabled in your course site, so it is best that you compare the default grading scheme with your syllabus.

You can access and edit your course’s Grading Scheme from the Settings  link on your course navigation menu.

Check your syllabus and confirm your gradebook matches your syllabus. Are your grades weighted? Or do you have a straight point total? If you need to set up weighted grades, review the instructions for setting up weighted grades .

Ensure that there are no “hidden” assignments and all grades have been posted for all students. Hidden assignments are not visible to your students, so they give your students an inaccurate view of their overall grade in Canvas. Any grades that have not been posted will not be factored into the final grade in Canvas, so if you have not posted all grades for all students then you may end up with inaccurate final grades.

How do I select a grade posting policy for a course in the New Gradebook?

• How do I select a grade posting policy for an assignment in the New Gradebook?

Make sure that all grade cells have a value entered in them, including entering in zeroes for unsubmitted assignments.

• The final grade column will not be accurate if any cells are left ungraded.
• When grade cells are left ungraded (containing a dash) students with ungraded work see their final grade without any unsubmitted assignments factored in, which gives students an inaccurate view of their grades.
• Students can uncheck the “calculate based only on graded assignments” box on their grades page to see what their real grade will be.  However, to prevent confusion and misunderstandings, we strongly recommend that you enter zeroes for all unsubmitted assignments. This way, students will see an accurate view of their grades without having to uncheck anything on their grades page.
• T he most efficient way to assign zeroes to unsubmitted assignments is to use the  Set Default Grade  feature to set the default grade for each assignment to zero at the end of the term. It will allow you to automatically insert zeros for all students that haven’t yet received a grade for a specific assignment.
• If you are using the missing submission policy to automatically assign zeroes to missing assignments: Review each column in your gradebook to ensure that the missing submission policy did not skip over any assignments.  Remember, this automated tool will not apply zeroes to missing “on paper” and “no submission” assignments. You must manually add zeroes to these items. We recommend using the Set Default Grade feature described above for any columns that need zeroes assigned.

Grades can be excused by typing EX into the grade book . Excusing a grade  allows an assignment to be ignored while determining the final grade.

Make sure the extra credit you want to give students is factored in correctly. There are different strategies for adding extra credit depending on whether or not your grades are weighted or if they are a straight point total. Make sure you understand what you are trying to accomplish. This video does a good job of explaining the different options:

Don’t like working in Canvas? You can complete your edits in Excel! If you would like to adjust your students’ grades offline, you can  export your Canvas gradebook to Excel and make changes to student grades, and then use the Import a CSV  file option to  upload your grade changes to Canvas .

Optional: Hide (or unhide) the total column from student view. If you don’t want your students to see the total column value when they check their grades in Canvas, follow the steps in the Canvas Guide to hide the total column . Please note, this will only hide the total column from students – it will not hide the assignment group columns from students.

Submit your final “official” grades to my.chapman.edu.  Follow these instructions .

Need 1-on-1 help? Create a new support ticket by emailing [email protected], call us at (714) 997-6600 or come to drop-in support. We are here to help!

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First: Exploring Assignment and Activity Types

Canvas makes a distinction between assignments and activities. Assignments are almost always graded. Activities still require students to do something, but the task itself will not earn the student any points. 

What is the difference between a Canvas Assignment and a Canvas Activity?

Second: Understanding Assignments vs. Grading

In a Canvas course, the structure of the grade book is configured on the Assignments page.  The Grades page contains the data and calculations  of the grade book – the scores.  When you create any graded activity in Canvas, an item appears on the Assignments page and a column is automatically present in the Grades.  Using assignment groups on the Assignments page also contributes to the structure of what you see in the Grades page.

Creating Assignments First

To get started configuring your  Canvas Gradebook , be sure to first create a  Canvas Assignment  for every graded assignment in your course. Assignments can be set to display grades as points, a percentage, complete/incomplete, GPA scale, or letter grade. After creating and publishing a graded assignment, it will appear in the Grades page of the course.

For an in depth look at each assignment and activity type, visit the help pages for  Assignments ,  Discussions , and  Quizzes .

How do I use the New Gradebook?

Former Blackboard User Tip : Many Blackboard Grade Center setup tasks are addressed in the Assignments area of a Canvas course.

Creating Assignment Groups

Assignment Groups  give your gradebook structure, helping students see the major graded components of your course.

Note : In Canvas, every graded activity must be placed into a group, even if it is the only item in the group.

How do I add an assignment group in a course?

Former Moodle User Tip:  Assignment Groups in Canvas are similar to Categories in the Moodle Gradebook. 

Grading In-Class or Assignments Without Submissions

Grading of in-class presentations, participation, in-class exams, or assignments submitted as hard copy can be included in your grade book as non-submission assignments. They must still be an assignment in Canvas so that a corresponding column can be present in the grade book.

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

Entering or Updating Grades in the Gradebook

Like an Excel spreadsheet, grades can easily be entered and updated directly within the Canvas Grade book. Use the keyboard  Enter  and  Arrow Keys  to quickly enter grades. Click on the arrow inside each cell to make comments or change the submission status.

How do I enter and edit grades in the New Gradebook?

Using a Default Grade

For assignments where the majority of students are to receive the same grade, use the  Default Grade  option to bulk update each student's grade for an individual assignment. 

How do I set a default grade for an assignment?

Mute Grade Notifications for Assignments

Mute  an assignment while you grade, ensuring all students see their grades at the same time. You can also decide to hide the entire gradebook from students.

How do I mute or unmute an assignment in the New Gradebook? How can I hide the gradebook from students?

Gradebook tools

Gradebook tools.

Gradebook Tools  maximize your productivity when using the Gradebook.  They also make grading in bulk much more straightforward. These tools are found on the top of the student roster.

• Grade book:  View all students and assignments.
• Individual:  View grades and points for a single student at a time with customizable settings.
• Grade book History:  ​View previous grades on assignments from yourself or a grader.
• Arrange  or  Filter  students by different categories.
• Toggle the visibility for  Notes  and  Unpublished Assignments ​.
• View the  Statuses ' legend for a color key in the grade book, along with customizing the colors.
• The  Actions  dropdown allows you to  Import  or  Export  grades and rosters in the  .csv  file type.
• The  All Modules  dropdown allows you to view assignments from all modules or a singular module at a time.
• The  Search Bar  allows you to quickly find students.
• Set a default grade for all missing work.
• Set a customized grade deduction for late work.

How do I upload changes to the Gradebook?

Weighting Assignments by Percentage

Should you choose to grade using weighted assignment categories, open the Assignments Groups Weight screen to give each group a percentage of the total course grade.

How do I weight the final course grade based on assignment groups?

Dropping Lowest Scores

Within an Assignment Group, choose to  drop the lowest scores  within a series of assignments with the same group. The assignments in the group do not have to be worth the same amount of points.

How do I create drop rules for an assignment group?

Using SpeedGrader

Use  SpeedGrader  to enter grades directly within an assignment while providing students written or verbal feedback. 

For an in depth look, visit the help pages for  SpeedGrader . 

Creating a Rubric

Help students see the criteria you will use to grade their assignments.  Rubrics  in Canvas are interactive, permitting an instructor to simply select a cell in the rubric to provide points towards a total score. 

For an in depth look, visit the help pages for  Rubrics .

Viewing a Student's Grades

You can view an individual student's grades during office hours or advising by clicking on their name in the Gradebook. This will provide an overview of their progress in each assignment group.

How do I view a student's Grades page in a course?

Handling Missing Submissions in Canvas

In Canvas, any missing submissions, or activities or assignments that have not yet been graded by an instructor will appear as a dash (-) in the Canvas gradebook.  A dash (-) in the gradebook is not the same as a zero (0).  Canvas will NOT calculate a dash (-) into a student's total grade.

Here are two examples of when a dash (-) will appear in your gradebook.

Example 1 : A student did not attempt an online quiz or upload a required assignment in Canvas. For that gradebook item they will have a dash (-) in the gradebook.  A dash (-) in the gradebook is not the same as a zero (0).  

Example 2 : You collected an in-class assignment and manually graded students' assignments. You entered all grades for the assignments you collected. If a student did NOT turn in their assignment, you did nothing. For that gradebook item, a student who did not submit the assignment will have a dash (-) in the gradebook.  A dash (-) in the gradebook is not the same as a zero (0).  

The Effect of Dashes on the Course Grade

Dashes allow the student to see a course grade that is only comprised of the grades entered in the gradebook. Since dashes are not zero grades, this means the grade can appear "inflated" or even inaccurate.

Changing missing submissions (-) to zero (0) grades

There are 3 suggested ways to update any gradebook items from a dash (-) to a zero (0) so that the student's gradebook total is accurate. 

1. Replace (-) with 0 as you grade with SpeedGrader or Gradebook

Check your Canvas gradebook for any missing submissions from students. Manually change any dashes to zeros so that the gradebook item will count towards their total grade. See the guides below on how to edit grades in Canvas.

How do I enter and edit grades in SpeedGrader?

2. Use the default grade tool to change all missing submissions to zeros

Canvas has a gradebook tool that you can use to change all grades for a specific gradebook column. Once you have entered grades for a submitted assignment, (or the deadline for an online self-graded quiz has passed) Canvas can update existing missing submissions (items that appear as dashes) to a zero. For more information on this process, please see the guide below.

Note:  When using the tool this way, make sure you do NOT select "Overwrite already-entered grades" as this would replace any grades you have already entered!

3. Apply the Missing Submission Policy in the Gradebook

Canvas has a new gradebook tool that allows for grading policies. The missing submissions policy allows an automatic score to apply to missing submissions. The missing label applies to things that are still missing after the due date. By setting this policy to a 0%, missing submissions will automatically receive this score. You can always adjust the score down the line by removing the missing label and modifying the score.

How do I apply a Missing Submission policy in the New Gradebook?

What to learn more?

View all Canvas Guides for  Assignments  and  Grades .

Information on this page is adapted from content created by the  Center for Effective Teaching and Learning  at Cal State L.A

Updated: September 09, 2022

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Weighting Grades, Giving Extra Credit, and Other Tips on Managing Assignments and Grades in Canvas

by Cecilia Lo | Aug 20, 2018 | Canvas , Canvas Features/Functions , How-tos

Canvas provides a fully functional gradebook that can help both instructors and students to keep track of their progress in a course. Once you figure out its few quirks, you will be able to manage grades with ease.

I. Some Terminology: Assignment Groups vs. Assignments, & How They Relate to Gradebook Columns II. Weighting Grades III. Muting Grade Notifications IV. Grade History – Who Changed The Grade When? V. Using Grading Schemes VI. Curving Grades VII. Giving Extra Credit VIII. Tools and Course Setup for Multiple TAs IX. Excluding an Assignment from the Course’s Final Grades X. Filtering by Modules, Automatic Late Policies, & Other New, Helpful Functions in the New Gradebook XI. Resources

I. Some Terminology: Assignment Groups vs. Assignments, & How They Relate to Gradebook Columns

There are two common sources of confusion in understanding and using Canvas assignments and gradebooks. One is the distinction between Assignment Groups and Assignments. Assignment Groups are categories of assignments, such as problem sets, papers, quizzes, exams, presentations, and participation. They are important for organizational purposes and particularly important if you want to weight grades. Assignments are individual assessment items that receive grades, as, for example, first paper, second paper, or final paper. Assignment Groups and assignments are created separately. You can move assignments into different Assignment Groups by dragging them on the Assignment Index page or editing the Assignment.

Assignment groups vs Assignments

A second common source of confusion is how to create gradebook columns. In Canvas, assignments are tightly integrated with the Gradebook and the only way to create a gradebook column is to create and publish an assignment . This may seem unintuitive at first glance, as not all assignments require online submissions (e.g. attendance and participation or assignments done on paper). However, instructors can choose different submission types when they create an assignment— No Submission, Online, or On Paper . The one-to-one correspondence between the number of assignment items and the number of gradebook columns ensures that grading policy is transparent to the students and that both instructors and students always see the same number of assessment items.

II. Weighting Grades

You can have Canvas automatically calculate weighted grades in just a few clicks: on the Assignment Index page, click Options , select Assignment Group Weight , then enter the percentages for each Assignment Group. For example, in a course where the grades are determined as follows:

The process for weighting grades is:

To weight grades, go the the Assignments page, click on the Options button, select Assignment Groups Weight , select the Weight final grades based on assignment groups check box, enter the weights, and click Save .

How Canvas Calculates Weighted Grades for an Assignment Group

Canvas determines weighted grades by calculating:

• the grade (in percentage) of individual Assignment Groups (sum of points scored divided by total possible points);
• the total grade (sum of Assignment Group grades multiplied by their respective weights).

In the example for “Paper Assignments” Group above, there are 4 assignments, each worth 20 points; together they add up to 80 points. The Assignment group counts 30% towards the total grade. If a student scores 18, 16, 10, and 15 respectively, then

The subtotal grade for “Paper Assignment” is: (18 + 16 + 10 + 15)/80*100% = 73.75% The contribution of “Paper Assignment” to the Total grade is: 73.75% * 0.3 = 22.13%

Weighted Grades within an Assignment Group

In the above example, because each assignment has the same maximum points (20 points), each assignment contributes equally within the Assignment Group. If you wish a particular assignment to weigh more, just make sure it has a higher number of total points, or assign it to a separate Assignment Group.

Tips : If you have many assignments (about 10 or more) in one Assignment Group, and the total points for each assignment vary by one or two points, then by arithmetic the assignments contribute essentially equally to the Assignment Group grades, as the difference between each assignment after multiplying by the weighted percentage would be relatively small. (e.g. 1 point in an Assignment Group with a total of 100 points and which counts as 30% of the total grade is 0.3 points of the total grade.)

How Weighted Grades Appear in the Gradebook

In the Canvas Gradebook, each gradebook column (with linked heading) shows the raw points for an assignment (unless you have applied grade curving to it); the Assignment Group column (with black heading) shows the percentage a student scored for that Assignment Group; and the Total column shows the final, weighted grade.

In the example above, the Assignment Group column for “Paper Assignment (30.00% of grade)” is 73.75%.

NB : If a student didn’t submit a particular assignment, be sure to give it zero points. If you leave the score blank ( – ), Canvas will treat it as excused and ignore it in its calculation of the Assignment Group subtotal and Total scores.

For more about weighting grades, see: https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-10059-415267002

III. Muting Grade Notifications

When instructors enter grades into Canvas’ gradebook, a notification is sent to the student automatically . Some students are prone to panic if they find that their peers have received their grades but they have not. You can release grades to all students simultaneously if you select Mute Assignment and stop notifications from going out until you “unmute” the assignment. Muting assignments allows you time to review and make grade adjustments without sending students multiple notifications.

To mute an assignment, go to Grades, click on the options dropdown for the assignment, and select Mute Assignment:

Mute Assignment link in Canvas Gradebook

NB : Canvas does not include muted assignments in the Assignment Group and Total grade calculations—if it did, students would be able to calculate backwards and figure out what their grades are. Be sure to unmute assignments when you have finished grading them so that the gradebook calculations are correct.

For more about muting assignments, see: https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-12961-4152724339

IV. Grade History – Who Changed The Grade When?

From time to time you may wish to track how a student’s grade for a particular assignment changes over time, especially when there are multiple instructors or TAs giving grades in a course. Canvas’ Grade History tool can be helpful in such cases.

To access Grade History, click on the Options (gear) icon in Grades and select View Gradebook History . (In the New Gradebook, select the Gradebook dropdown, then “Gradebook History…”.)

To view grade history in the old Gradebook, select View Gradebook History from the gear icon on the Grades page, enter filter parameters and click the Filter button.

How to read Gradebook History

• The Before column shows the grade before the change at a particular date and time (row).
• The After column shows the grade after the change at a particular date and time (row).
• The Current column always shows the latest grade; it is the grade a student has now.

Example of Grade History

In the example above, on Jun 27, 2018 at 4:25pm, the Before column is empty because it is the first time a grade (0/20) is entered. On Aug 16, 2018, this grade is changed from 0/20 to 20/20. The Current grade for all rows is 16/20 because on Aug 17, 2018, the last time this grade was edited, the grade has been changed from 20/20 to 16/20.

NB : The dropdown selection can take a few seconds to display, especially if there are many students in a course. Be sure to click the maroon Filter button at the end to filter the results. You can filter for more than one category; for example, you can filter for student name and assignment name simultaneously.

V. Using Grading Schemes

You can apply a specific grading scheme to your assignment and/or overall course grade so that each letter or performance grade corresponds to a specific numeric grade range (e.g. A/Excellent = 91% to 100%; A-/Good = 88%-90%; etc). Once you have created a grading scheme, it can be reused in other courses you teach with just a few clicks.

Select Grading Scheme for an Assignment

To display letter grade for an assignment, edit the assignment, choose Letter Grade under the Display Grade as dropdown menu.

• Choose the appropriate grading scheme (see “Choose/Create New Grading Schemes” below).

Choose/Create New Grading Schemes

Click on the View Grading Scheme link under Display Grade as to choose the appropriate grading scheme.

Click on the Select Another Scheme link at the top right to select another grading scheme.

• To create a new grading scheme, click manage grading schemes link at the bottom right, then click the Add grading scheme button on the right.

Use Grading Scheme for the Total Grade in Your Course

You can display the Total grade of your course as a letter/performance grade by going to Settings > Course Details > Select the check box for Enable course grading scheme > Choose the appropriate grading scheme > Click the Update Course Details button at the bottom of the page.

To enable grading scheme for the course total grade, go to course Settings , check the Enable course grading scheme box, click the Select grading scheme link, then select the appropriate grading scheme, click Done , then click the maroon Update Course Details button.

For more information, see:

• [Overview] How do I use grading schemes in a course? https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-13067-4152206341
• How do I add a grading scheme to an assignment? https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-10216-415282270
• How do I enable a grading scheme for a course? https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-12906-415257089
• How do I add a grading scheme in a course? https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-10313-415257090

VI. Curving Grades

You can use the Canvas Gradebook to curve grades for individual assignments. When you enter a desired average grade, Canvas will automatically adjust the scores as a bell curve 66% around the average curve.

Grade curving is available for assignments only ; if you wish to curve the total grade of a course, you will need to do so manually. Grade curving cannot be undone (although you can use Gradebook History to view pre-curved grades) and is advisable in courses where only a certain number of students can pass, or when you require a fixed distribution of grades distributed throughout the class.

Step-by-step instructions on curving grades are available at: https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-12832-415255003

VII. Giving Extra Credit

Do you want to give extra credit to students but are unsure how get Canvas Gradebook to recognize it? There are a few ways to do this:

Method 1: Add Extra Points to an Existing Assignment/Quiz

You can give extra credit to a particular assignment by adding the extra points to the total points a student scored, even if the student received a perfect score. Canvas allows you to give points greater than the highest possible points.

For example, If an assignment is worth a total of 100 points, a student earned a perfect score of 100, and you want to reward them with 5 extra credit points, you can enter 105 as the grade for the assignment.

If you use Canvas’ SpeedGrader for grading, you can enter the extra points in SpeedGrader. If you use rubrics in conjunction with SpeedGrader, you can add the extra points either to an existing rubric criterion or to an “Extra Credit” criterion. If you decide to add an “Extra Credit” criterion, make sure that the assignment point total excludes the total maximum extra credit points (i.e. the rubric is worth more points than the assignment) so that the actual assignment points are not affected by whether a student receives extra credit or not.

For example, if your rubric has four criteria with 4 maximum points each, and an “extra credit” criterion with 2 points each, then the maximum point total for your rubric is 4×4 + 2 = 18 points. But your assignment point total should be 16 points.

You can give extra credit in Quizzes as well. To adjust the point value for an entire quiz, use fudge points .

Method 2: Grant Extra Points in a Stand-alone “Extra Credit” Assignment and Gradebook Column

If you want to keep track of extra credit for the course as a whole, you can create a stand-alone extra credit assignment and gradebook column and adjust a student’s points as needed.

If you don’t weight your grades , you can create a separate assignment with 0 points. Any extra points given in this gradebook column will be added to the total points for the course.

If you weight your grades with assignment groups, you will need to create an extra credit assignment group with a weight greater than 0% and an assignment with greater than 0 points in order for Canvas Gradebook to calculate the total score correctly. All the assignment groups in your course plus the extra credit assignment group should weigh more than 100% in total.

One example of a correct setup for assignment groups with a maximum of 10% (or 10 points) extra credit for the course is:

Notice that the first 4 assignment groups, containing assignments that all students are assessed on, total to 100%. This ensures that any assignment placed within the Extra Credit assignment group will have either a positive or neutral effect on your students’ overall grade.

• If you are weighting your assignment groups, please pay attention to how weighted groups can affect the Gradebook if assignments are worth zero points.
• If you have drop rules set in an assignment group, adding extra points may affect your students’ scores.

For a detailed, step-by-step guide on how to give extra credit within Canvas, see: https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-9940-415278195

VIII. Tools and Course Setup for Multiple TAs

If you have multiple TAs working from the same Canvas course site and they are each assigned to a specific group of students, Academic Technology Solutions can help you set up your course site so that they only see the grades of the students they are responsible for. To get started, email the URL of your course site and a brief description of your needs to [email protected] .

IX. Excluding an Assignment from the Course’s Final Grades

If you wish to provide feedback for assignments without the assignment counting toward Gradebook calculations, you can exclude the assignment in the final grade calculation. (Note: this excludes the grade for all students. If you want to assign an assignment to a specific group of students, you should specifically assign course sections , assign individual students , or assign course groups to the assignment.)

For step-by-step instructions, see: https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-10120-4152618765

Alternatively, you can have Canvas automatically drop the lowest (or highest) grade in an assignment group. See https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-9880-4152232976 for step-by-step instructions.

X. Filtering by Modules, Automatic Late Policies, & Other New, Helpful Functions in the New Gradebook

In January 2018, Canvas released the New Gradebook, which offers a number of enhanced features, such as filtering by modules, automatic late policies, and customizable coloring. The current gradebook is expected to be deprecated and replaced by the New Gradebook sometime in the second half of 2018. For more information on how to opt-in and use the new features, see ATS’ “ Introducing the New Gradebook ” blog post.

XI. Resources

You can see the complete Instructor Guides for the topics discussed above at:

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• Discussion Forums
• Online Quizzes
• Speedgrader

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Troubleshoot grade sync'ing issues with Canvas assignments created by Writable

There may be times when an assignment created in Writable with the "Create in Canvas" option checked will not be able to establish a gradebook connection with Canvas automatically. In that case, you will see an alert similar to the following when grading student work:

To resolve this issue and establish the gradebook connection, please follow these steps.

1. Navigate in Canvas to the assignment that you created from Writable. Make sure it is the same assignment in the same Course as the one experiencing the issue.

2. Click the “Load..” button displayed in Canvas for the assignment.

3. At this point, all submitted scores will sync to your Canvas gradebook and you can continue grading the assignment normally.

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How-to: set up weighted grades in canvas gradebook.

By:   Gracia Ostendorf     

Setting up weighted grades in canvas.

Canvas uses what are called “Assignment Groups” to organize assessments,  and view grades, in different groups.  You can create groups for different types of activities (i.e. all Discussions, all Quizzes, etc.), different units or modules of your course (i.e. a Unit 1 group with a Unit 1 Discussion, Unit 1 Quiz, etc.), or any other way that may be appropriate for your course setup and grading scheme. Your groups can then be weighted with different percentages to determine students’ final grades.

To Create an Assignment Group in Canvas:

• Click the “+ Group” button to create a new Assignment Group
• Add existing Assignments to the Groups by dragging and dropping them on the Assignments page
• Clicking the “+” button in the group header
• Clicking the “+ Assignment” button and selecting the group in the ”Assignment Group” dropdown on that Assignment’s edit page
• Each Assignment Group will be represented with its own column in the Canvas Gradebook (found by clicking “Grades” in the left-hand menu of your Canvas course)

To Assign Weights to Assignment Groups in Canvas:

• On the “Assignments” page, click the 3 dots in the upper right-hand corner of the page, and click “Assignment Groups Weight”
• Check the box next to “Weight final grades based on assignment groups”
• Specify the percentage for each Assignment Group, then click “Save.” These percentages will be reflected in the group headers on the Assignments page, as well as the group columns in the Gradebook
• To edit these percentages, as well as other options like ignoring a certain number of high or low scores from an Assignment Group, click the 3 dots in the right-hand corner of an Assignment Group header, and click “Edit”

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For technical inquires, please include the name of the hmh platform (eg: ed, thinkcentral, sam, hrw), grades or scores are not syncing or showing in canvas for ed assignments, if grades or scores are not passing back to canvas from ed assessment assignments, this may be caused by how the original canvas assignment was created. two factors may be preventing the data from appearing. points should be set to higher than the default 0 points, and allowed attempts should be set to unlimited. it may also be that the student did not launch the assignment from canvas. see the remainder of this article for more detailed information, as well as instructions on creating assignments in canvas. mar 11, 2024 • knowledge, information.

Note: It is first recommended to verify that the student has completed the assignment via Canvas and not by directly logging in to Ed and completing the assignment there.  If the student has logged in directly to Ed and completed the assignment instead of launching the assignment through Canvas, no scores or grades will be synced back to Canvas. passback pass-back

Allowed Attempts

At present, it is recommended to set Allowed Attempts to Unlimited.  If set to Limited and only 1 Attempt, the act of the student starting the assignment passes back an 'in progress' data point from Ed to Canvas, and this effectively uses up or counts as the 'attempt', allowing no further data to be sent back.

When creating an assignment in Canvas, be sure to set the Points value to higher than zero.  Leaving the default zero value can make it appear that no data is being returned from Ed when it really did.  If set to 0 in Canvas, even if there are 10/10 points scored in Ed, this will still appear as 0 in Canvas.  This does not need to be a 1:1 correlation however.  For example, if a 10 point value is available in Ed, and Canvas is set to 5 points, a student scoring 8/10 points in Ed would have a score of 4/5 points scored in Canvas.

Important:  Unfortunately, if assignments were already created with Limited Attempts and zero point value, just editing the existing assignment in Canvas will not solve the issue.  A new assignment will need to be created.  See below for instructions.

Assigning Assessments

Grade Sync Problems

Student grades in MindTap do not sync to your LMS, or sync very slowly.

Slow grade syncing

MindTap grades sync automatically with your LMS, and should take 5 minutes or less. If scores have not synced after 1 hour, you might have one of the following problems.

LMS gradebook does not show activity scores

If your LMS gradebook shows a student's overall grade but not how they scored on individual activities, it is not configured to import activity scores.

• Open the Cengage tool.
• Click Select Content .
• Click Switch to Activity Scores .
• Remove the overall score column from your LMS gradebook.
• Verify that your LMS gradebook has a column for each activity.

LMS gradebook does not show overall course scores

If your LMS gradebook has scores for individual activities, but not an overall course score, it is not configured to import course scores.

• Click Switch to Overall Score .
• Remove activity score columns from your LMS gradebook.
• Verify that your LMS gradebook has a column for the overall course score.

Ungraded assignments are not synced

MindTap only syncs assignment scores that count toward student grades. Hidden and practice assignment scores are not synced.

Assignment not in LMS

Assignments must be added to the LMS to import scores from MindTap .

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Other syncing problems

If the assignment is linked and configured correctly but still has not synced with your LMS after 1 hour, try manually pushing scores to your LMS.

If you are still having syncing problems, delete the linked assignment in your LMS, then add it again. Manually push assignment scores to your LMS.

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