This article is for Faculty who want to calculate final grades based on weighted Assignment Groups they set up in the Assignment area in their Canvas courses. Faculty can easily create weighted groups in their Canvas courses based on their course syllabus grade distribution categories. Selecting weighted groups assigns weight to each assignment group, not the assignments themselves. Weighted percentages are calculated per group by dividing the total number of points a student earned by the total points available for all point bearing course content in that group.
Article Overview
1. Organize types of course content in Your Assignments area
1.1. Navigate to your Course's Assignments Area.
The Assignments tab can be found in the Course Navigation Menu to the left in Canvas.
Canvas courses begin with five default Assignment Groups which are collapsed and shown below. In the Assignments area you can rename and create more Assignment Groups based on your unique curriculum to which you can more accurately organize your course content. Select this link to jump to organizing your course content.
1.2. Create, Rename, and Organize Assignment Groups and Course Content
(1) Select the + Group button to create an Assignment Group that reflects your course content. (2) Type the name of the Group in the Group Name box, then (3) select Save.
Begin renaming your Assignment Groups based on your course content and syllabus. (1) Select the three dot kebab to the right of any Assignment Group and (2) choose Edit to rename an Assignment Group.
(1) Expand a Group. Notice I have four rocket ships in my Assignments Group. Rocket ships are indicative of quizzes inside Canvas. I need to move these to my Quizzes Group.
Move course content to its appropriate Assignment Group. (1) Select the three dot kebab to the right of an item you want to move and (2) choose the destination Group by selecting Move to...
You can choose to move your course content to any of your Assignment Groups by (1) selecting the Assignment Group drop down menu. (2) Select the appropriate Group and then (3) choose Move.
2. Create Weighted Groups in Your Assignments Area
Begin by selecting the (1) three dot kebab in the upper right hand corner of your course's Assignments area. Choose the (2) Assignments Groups Weight option to continue.
2.1. Select Assignment Groups Weight
Select the check box for "Weight final grade based on assignment groups."
Canvas displays all the Assignment Groups you have in your course. Choose weighted percentages for each group based on your course's syllabus grade distribution table.
(1) Type a number inside each group's box, then (2) select Save.
Your Assignment Groups now display the weighted percentages you entered.
These weighted Assignment Group percentages are also visible in your gradebook.
Weighted Assignment Groups are also visible for students when they view their course grades. See the Admin Act as user test student example of Grades below in Student view mode. Note: the Admin Act as user capability is reserved for System Admins and is not available for Faculty. Student View mode is available for Faculty.
3. Add Rules to Weighted Groups to Ignore a Certain Number of Highest or Lowest Scores
Navigate to your course's Assignments area by accessing the link in course navigation.
Select the (1) three dot kebab to the right of an Assignment Group and (2) choose Edit.
In the pop-up that appears, (1) hover your cursor over the box for the Lowest or Highest score to choose how many scores to ignore for each student in an Assignment Group. Selecting the (2) + Add an assignment link allows you to choose specific course content items to never drop from an assignment group. Select (3) Save to update your assignment group settings.
The Rules are displayed for you on the Assignment Group to the right when you hover your cursor over the Rules link.
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