Gradebook Guide
The Canvas Gradebook helps instructors easily view and enter grades for students. Columns are automatically created in the Gradebook when you create and publish assignments, graded discussions, and graded quizzes and surveys. When activated, a column is also automatically added for the Attendance (Roll Call) tool. You can opt to have unpublished assignments display in the gradebook; however "Not Graded" assignments will not be included. Depending on the grade display type, grades for each assignment may be viewed as points, percentage, complete or incomplete, GPA scale, or letter grade.
The default view in the Gradebook is to view all students in the course, but you can also view students individually in the Gradebook Individual View Links to an external site. or their view of Grades Links to an external site..
Student Grade Visibility Flowchart Links to an external site.
Gradebook Checklist for Final Grade Submission
Warning: If your course includes multiple graders, please note that once you open the Gradebook, all existing Gradebook data is stored in the browser until the page is refreshed. Grades are not dynamically updated with any changes made by other graders in the Gradebook or in SpeedGrader.
View Gradebook Settings
Screencast: Gradebook > Enhanced Gradebook Filter Feature Links to an external site. (new UI)
The Gradebook Settings allow you to apply Late Policies, a Grade Posting Policy, a Final Grade Override, and View Options in your course gradebook.
View Late Policies
The Late Policies tab allows you to apply late policies in your course.
The Missing Submission policy Links to an external site. allows you to automatically apply a grade for submissions labeled as Missing [1]. A submission is labeled Missing when the due date has passed and the assignment has not been submitted.
The Late Submission policy Links to an external site. allows you to automatically apply a defined penalty to submissions with a status of Late [2]. A submission is labeled Late when it is submitted past the due date. Additionally, you can define a threshold under which a student will not be scored, regardless of how late the submission is when submitted.
View Grade Posting Policy
The Grade Posting Policy tab allows you to change grade posting policies for your course Links to an external site..
To automatically post grades and make them visible to students as soon as they are entered, select the Automatically Post Grades option [1]. The posting policy is set to Automatically Post Grades by default.
To hide grades by default and manually choose when to post grades and make them visible to students, select the Manually Post Grades option [2].
Note: Grades for anonymous or moderated assignments must be manually posted. Moderated assignments grades cannot be unhidden until final grades have been posted.
View Advanced Settings
View Gradebook View Options
The View Options tab allows you to filter and sort the Gradebook according to several viewing options:
- Arrange By [1]: arrange columns Links to an external site. by default, assignment name, due date, points, or module.
- Show [2]: show or hide the notes column Links to an external site., the unpublished assignments column Links to an external site., the split student names column Links to an external site., hide assignment group totals, and hide total and override columns.
- View Ungraded as Zero [3]: temporarily change the Gradebook view so that grades display as if all ungraded assignments were given a score of zero Links to an external site.. This setting is a visual change only and does not affect grades for students or other users of the Gradebook.
- Status Color [4]: view and change the color for a grading status Links to an external site. (late, missing, resubmitted, dropped, and excused).
Note: If the View Ungraded as 0 and Split Student Names options do not display in your Gradebook, these options have not been enabled by your institution.
View Import and Export Options
To bulk manage student grades in the Gradebook, you can also import grades Links to an external site. [1] and export grades Links to an external site. [2].
View Gradebook Filters
In the Apply Filters menu, you can create and manage filter presets Links to an external site. [1] or filter columns by type Links to an external site. [2] (assignment group, section, modules, student groups, and grading period, if applicable).
How do I access the Canvas Gradebook?
You can access the gradebook via Grades in the course navigation or through the gradebook icon in SpeedGrader.
View Gradebook
The Gradebook includes global sorting options and settings you can use to organize your gradebook [1], student data [2] and assignment data [3].
The Gradebook supports keyboard shortcuts. To view the Keyboard Shortcuts menu, click the Keyboard icon [4] or press the Shift+Question Mark keys simultaneously.
Enter Grades
When entering grades, the Gradebook displays crosshairs and highlighting across the row and column for improved orientation.
To enter grades Links to an external site., type the grade as supported by assignment type directly in the Gradebook cell [1].
You can also enter grades and change the submission status by clicking the Grade Detail Tray icon [2].
View Grade Detail Tray
The Grade Detail Tray allows you to enter or edit grades [1], change the status of a submission Links to an external site. [2], and leave comments Links to an external site. for the student [3].
View Assignment Groups and Total Column
The assignment groups shown in the Gradebook match the assignment groups created in the Assignments page [1].
If your assignment groups are weighted, the weighted grade displays below the group title [2]. Assignment group weights are reflected in the total grade. The assignment grade earned by the students is multiplied by the assignment group weight.
Grade totals from assignment groups are calculated in the Total column of the Gradebook [3]. You can hover over the column header to view the Total column menu Links to an external site. [4], which allows you to sort by grade and move the total column to the front of the Gradebook. Additionally, if your assignment groups are not weighted, you can view the totals as a point value instead of a percentage.
