Introduction

This page includes activities and resources related to the nuts and bolts of grading assignments, quizzes, and other forms of student work in Canvas. Every instructor approaches grading differently, so while there are a number of resources included below, please feel free to choose only those that best meet your individual needs.

Access SpeedGrader

Read the following tutorials to learn how to access the SpeedGrader from various parts of your course:

How do I get to SpeedGrader from an Assignment, Quiz, or Graded Discussion? (Links to an external site.)

How do I get to SpeedGrader from the Gradebook? (Links to an external site.)

Grade an assignment or quiz with SpeedGrader

Watch a video or read a tutorial to learn how to use SpeedGrader to view, grade, and comment on assignments:

SpeedGrader overview (7 min) (Links to an external site.)

How do I use SpeedGrader? (Links to an external site.)

Read this tutorial to learn one way you can grade new quizzes more efficiently using the SpeedGrader:

How do I grade a quiz in New Quizzes?

For quizzes that are graded automatically, you may still need to access and modify individual quiz results. Read the following two tutorials to learn how to view quiz results and regrade a quiz as needed:

How do I view student quiz results? (Links to an external site.)

How do I regrade a quiz question in New Quizzes?

How do I use the Moderation page in New Quizzes?

How do I moderate a student's quiz attempt in New Quizzes?

How do I view student quiz results in New Quizzes?

Provide feedback with SpeedGrader

You can leave feedback for your students using text, an attached file, video, or audio. Read this tutorial to learn how:

How do I leave feedback for my students in SpeedGrader? (Links to an external site.)

Use a rubric to grade student work

Follow the steps in these tutorials to grade an assignment with a rubric and to provide feedback on student work using free-form comments within a rubric:

How do I use a Rubric to grade an Assignment? (Links to an external site.)

How do I use free-form comments instead of ratings in a Rubric?? (Links to an external site.)

Provide this tutorial to students to help them learn how to access the rubric after their assignment has been graded:

How do I view Rubric results for my Assignment? (Links to an external site.)

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