How do I use the Gradebook?

In Course Navigation, click the Grades link.

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.

The main Gradebook allows you to see all students, assignments, and grades. In the Gradebook menu, you also switch between several options as available:

Learning Mastery [1] displays the Learning Mastery Gradebook, which assesses outcome standards being used in Canvas courses. This gradebook is a course-level feature option.

Individual View [2] allows you to assess one student and one assignment at a time and is fully accessible for screen readers. Individual View currently does not support settings and options from the Gradebook.

Gradebook History [3] displays the Gradebook History page, which logs recent grade changes in the course according to student, grader, assignment, and date.

You can switch between gradebooks at any time.

The View menu allows you to filter and sort the Gradebook according to several viewing options:

• Arrange By [1]: arrange columns by default, assignment name, due date, points, or module
• Filters [2]: filter columns by type (assignment group, section, modules, student groups, and grading period, if applicable)
• Statuses [3]: view and change the color for a grading status (late, missing, resubmitted, dropped, and excused)
• View Ungraded as Zero [4]: temporarily change the Gradebook view so that grades display as if all ungraded assignments were given a score of zero. This setting is a visual change only and does not affect grades for students or other users of the Gradebook.
• Columns [5]: show or hide the notes column, the unpublished assignments column, and the split student names column.

Note: If the View Ungraded as 0 and Split Student Names options do not display in your Gradebook, these options has not been enabled by your institution.

The Actions menu allows you to sync grades to your institution's student information system (SIS), if applicable [1].

To bulk manage student grades in the Gradebook, you can also import grades [2] and export grades [3].

Note: Currently the Gradebook Export CSV file data includes all Gradebook data regardless of filtered or sorting options.

By default, the Gradebook shows all active students. To search for students by name or SIS ID, enter your search query in the Search Students field. The Gradebook automatically filters results as you type.

The Search Students field allows multiple student names to be filtered at the same time.

The Search Students field also respects Concluded and Inactive Enrollment options. If the Concluded Enrollment or Inactive Enrollment options are selected as filters, no Concluded or Inactive enrollments display in the Gradebook.

Note: Student name search results displays secondary information if more than one student has the same name in the course.

By default, the Gradebook shows all assignments. To search for assignments, enter an assignment name in the Search Assignments field. The Gradebook automatically filters results as you type.

The Search Assignments field allows multiple assignment names to be filtered at the same time.

Selecting an assignment displays the assignment in a column closest to the student name. If multiple assignments are selected, the assignment columns display in the reverse order they are selected.

The Gradebook Settings allow you to apply Late Policies or a Final Grade Override in your course.

The Student Name column displays each student's name and may also include a student's secondary ID, if enabled. You can hover over the column header and view the Student Name menu [1], which allows the following options:

• Sort and display student data
• Show inactive and concluded enrollments

To view a student's Grades page, click the student's name [2].

Each column in the Gradebook represents a published assignment in the Assignments page. Each column displays the assignment title, total points, and each student's grade.

To view the assignment, click the name of the assignment [1].

For each assignment, you can hover over the column header and view the Assignment menu [2], which allows the following options:

• Sort assignments by grade or status (missing or late)
• Message students who fit within specific assignment criteria
• Curve grades
• Set default grade
• Hide or post grades for the assignment
• Enter grades as a specific value: point, percentage, or grading scheme (this option is only for grading convenience and does not affect the actual grade; not available for complete/incomplete assignment types)
• Download submissions and re-upload submissions (supported in file uploads only)

Icons and colors represent assignments and submission statuses within Canvas, including differentiated assignments, grading periods, and MasteryPaths.

When entering grades, the Gradebook displays crosshairs and highlighting across the row and column for improved orientation.

To enter grades, 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].

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 [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.