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This article describes the grade book functionality in Canvas. The grade book functions the same as the previous grade book but has been organized to provide most settings in a single location, under the CogWheel on the right side of the gradebook.
Gradebook features
The Menu selection has been reorganized and moved to the CogWheel, on the right side of the Gradebook. On the left side of the gradebook, the Apply Filters options which allows for default filters as well as custom filter. For a quick overview and video check out the Canvas article, How do I use the Gradebook .
Gradebook view options (top left): Allows you to view the grade book by individual student and to view Gradebook History.
- Traditional View: This view shows all the students and all assessments in a table format.
- Individual view: The individual View does not support settings and options from the New Gradebook. You will not be able to adjust the status in this view.
- Grade book History: allows you to filter by student for history of assessment grades. For more details see: Canvas guide for Gradebook History .
Sync button: All UNH course total grades can be sent directly to UNH Webcat using Sync grades to SIS
Import button: Allows a CSV file containing grades or new assessments to be imported into the gradebook. Use the Export option to download the CSV file that is the course template.
Export button: Download a CSV file of the current or entire gradebook. This file can be used to make changes to grades that can imported back into the gradebook.
Gradebook Settings CogWheel (top right):
Late Policies tab: This feature allows you to enable and set the late and missing policy. See the following articles for more details;
Grade Posting Policy tab:
Advanced tab:
View Options tab: offers the following options
- Arrange by: reorders the columns by name, due date, points and/or module. For more details see the article Arrange Columns in the Gradebook
- Notes: This is a text column for adding instructor notes that can be added to the gradebook. Check the option to enable it.
- Unpublished Assignments: allows you to hide or show Unpublished assignments. For more information see the following articles; View Unpublished Assignments
- Split Student Names
- Hide Assignment Group Totals
- Hide Total and Override Columns
- View ungraded as 0
- Status Color : This is the color legend for the grading status. You can use the default colors or change the color. See the Canvas article for more details Change the color for the grading status
Search fields: Allow you to search the grade book for a student name or assignment name.
Apply Filters button: allows you to filter the columns by assignment group, module or sections. For more details see the article Filter Columns by Type
COLUMN Menu Options - found under the three dots menu when you hover over each column's header
Student Name column: allows you to sort names and display names by either first or last names. See the Canvas article for more details.
Individual columns: Individual columns menu option offers new features: Sort by and Enter Grade as. The Assignment Details option has been removed but will be replaced in a future release as part of analytics. For more details about column menu features reading the following articles;
Total Grade column: You can now customize the Total column to display either percentage or points. The Total column can also be moved to the front of the gradebook.
Further Readings
UNH Canvas: Grade Publishing to WebCat
Canvas: Gradebook Missing and Late Policy Rules
Canvas: Using the Missing Submission Policy in the Gradebook
Canvas: Using the Late Submission Policy in the Gradebook
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