Grading in Canvas
TLC Guide
Grades can serve as a communication tool between students and instructors and allow instructors to track student progress. Canvas offers tools to help you grade online efficiently, alone or with a teaching team of other instructors and/or teaching assistants.
- SpeedGrader is Canvas' built-in tool to grade quizzes and assignments.
- Gradebook allows instructors to easily input, manage, and release grades to students.
Using the Gradebook
The Gradebook helps instructors easily view and enter students' grades. Depending on the Grade display type, grades for each assignment can be viewed as points, percentages, complete or incomplete, GPA scale, or letter grade.
Learn more about Gradebook basics:
- What are Grades and the Gradebook?
- How do I use the Gradebook?
- How do I sort an individual assignment column in the Gradebook?
- How do I view assignments or students individually in the Gradebook?
- How do I leave comments for students in the Gradebook?
Using SpeedGrader
As an instructor, SpeedGrader allows you to view and grade student assignment submissions in one place using a simple point scale or complex rubric. SpeedGrader displays assignment submissions for active students in your course. You can access SpeedGrader through: Assignments, Quizzes, Graded Discussions, and the Gradebook.
Learn more about SpeedGrader basics:
- What is SpeedGrader?
- How do I use SpeedGrader?
- How do I hide student names in SpeedGrader? (for anonymous grading)
- How do I add annotated comments in student submissions using DocViewer in SpeedGrader?
Finalizing Grades
Grading assignments can be time-consuming, so we strongly recommend working ahead to prepare your gradebook throughout the semester, ensuring all scores and grades are updated in the Canvas gradebook before they are posted to student transcripts.
Learn more about finalizing grades:
- Posting Final Grades
- How do I weight the final course grade based on assignment groups?
- Grading Information and Resources for Faculty and Staff
Resources and Next Steps
- TLC Instructor Guide: Teaching with Canvas