Introduction

Grading and providing feedback on student work are essential parts of most university courses; they are also often the most time consuming parts of a course for faculty. This page will introduce you to two powerful tools for grading and feedback in Canvas: the Gradebook and SpeedGrader.

On This Page:

Create a grading scheme for your course
Explore grading and feedback tools (SpeedGrader and the Gradebook)
Help your students access grades and feedback
Award extra credit

Consultations

If you would like additional support to create a quiz, test, or specific questions, we recommend that you register for a one-on-one consultation with a CAT teaching consultant or instructional technology specialist:

Consultations

Explore grading and feedback tools (SpeedGrader and the Gradebook)

SpeedGrader is one of the most popular Canvas features, allowing you to provide detailed feedback and assign grades to individual assignments and quiz submissions one-by-one. Watch or read an introduction to the SpeedGrader tool below to learn how to get the most out of this feature, or view page 5c of this course for more a more in-depth exploration of SpeedGrader's features

The Gradebook can best be described as an interactive spreadsheet shows the grades for all assignments and graded activities you have created for a course in one place. Anything you create under the Assignments section of your course will generate a column in the Gradebook, and each column will include a cell for every student. In contrast to SpeedGrader, in the Gradebook you can quickly input grades for all students in quick succession by moving down an assignment column cell by cell. See page 5g of this course for more in-depth information regarding how to manage your Gradebook. You can also read or watch the resources below for a an introduction to the Gradebook

Help your students access grades and feedback

Read this tutorial to learn how your students will see their grades in the Gradebook:

Where can I find the student view of the Gradebook?

Provide this tutorial to students to help them learn how to access and monitor their grades throughout your course:

How do I view my grades? (for students)

Provide this tutorial to students to help them learn how to see their feedback from you when using Crocodoc annotations:

How do I view annotation feedback comments from my instructor directly in my assignment submission?

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