Individual Gradebook

The Canvas Gradebook allows you to view the details of a single student and a single assignment submission on one screen. However, some information such as late policies, posting policies, and some sorting/filtering options are not currently available in this view.

Accessing the Individual Gradebook View

  1. Within Canvas, click on the Grades link on the left-hand course navigation menu.
  2. At the top left corner of the screen, click on the Gradebook drop-down menu.
  3. Click on the Individual Gradebook option.
Click on the "Gradebook" drop-down menu, and then select "Individual Gradebook".

To return to the Traditional Gradebook:

  1. Click on the Individual Gradebook drop-down menu at the top left corner of the screen.
  2. Click on the Traditional Gradebook option.
To return to the Traditional Gradebook, click on the "Individual Gradebook" drop-down list, and then select "Traditional Gradebook".

Global Settings

The first set of steps is to select your course section and the name of the assignment you want to review. You will select the name of a specific student in a later step.

  1. From the Select a section drop-down menu, select a section of your course. Please note that you may have multiple sections listed in this drop-down menu. This may be true if you have two or more courses that have been cross-listed together.
  2. From the Sort Assignments drop-down menu, select how you want information to be sorted (By Assignment Group and Position, Alphabetically, or By Due Date).
Use the "Select a section" and "Sort Assignments" drop-down lists to select a section of your course and choose a way to sort assignments in the Individual Gradebook view.

Other options in this section include:

  • View Ungraded as 0
  • Hide Student Names
  • Show Concluded Enrollments
  • Show Notes in Student Info
  • Downloading current scores to a CSV file
  • Uploading Scores as a CSV file

Content Selection

It is now time to select the name of an individual student and a specific assignment.

  1. From the Select a student drop-down list, select the name of a student in your course. You may also use the Previous Student and Next Student buttons to cycle through the students within your course section (selected from an earlier step above).
  2. From the Select an assignment drop-down list, select the name of an assignment in your course. You may also use the Previous Assignment and Next Assignment buttons to cycle through the assignment names within your course.
Use the "Select a student" and "Select an assignment" drop-down lists to select an individual student and the name of an assignment in the course.

Grading

In the Grading section, the name of the student and the assignment name will be displayed along with details of the submission. You may optionally Excuse This Assignment for the Selected Student.

In the Grading section of the Individual Gradebook view, the name of the student and the assignment name are displayed.

By clicking on the Submission Details button (above), a pop-up window will appear that includes the student’s name, the assignment name, and details of submission. In the Grade: text box, you may modify the total points received for the assignment. Be sure to click on the Update Grade button to confirm the new total. You may also Add a comment for the student using the provided text box. Click the Post Comment button to send your feedback to the student.

The "Submission Details" window shows the name of the student along with the assignment name and details of the student submission.

Student Information

In the Student Information section, the student’s name, Secondary ID, and course Section name are displayed along with the details of each Assignment Group in your course.

Depending on options that you selected in the Global Settings settings (above), you may see additional information in the Student Information section (below). For example, if you select the checkbox for Show Notes in Student Info, a Notes textbox will appear underneath the student’s name, Secondary ID, and course Section information.

The "Student Information" section of the Individual Gradebook view displays the student's name along with a summary of grades for the Assignment Groups in your course, along with a Final Grade.

Assignment Information

The Assignment Information section displays the name of the assignment, and it allows you to manage settings and view information for the entire assignment.

Below the assignment name, you can See the assignment in speedgrader.

Additionally, you can: Message students who…, Set default grade, and Curve Grades.

Depending on options that you selected in the Global Settings settings (above), options may or may not be visible within the Assignment Information section. For example, if you select the checkbox for Hide Student Names, the Message students who… button is not available.

The "Assignment Information" section of the Individual Gradebook view displays the name of the assignment and allows you to manage settings and view information for the entire assignment.

Additional Resources

Export Grades in the Gradebook

How do I export grades in the Gradebook?

00:00:How do I export grades in the Gradebook? 00:03:In Course Navigation, click the Grades link. 00:07:Click the Export button. 00:10:Click the Export Current Gradebook View link. 00:13:If you are using grading periods and want all grading periods included in your CSV file, click the Export Entire Gradebook link. 00:21:If you navigate away from the page during the export, the CSV file will appear as a previous download in the Export menu so it can be downloaded again. The Gradebook allows you to view a previous export. If you made changes to the Gradebook after exporting a file and want to export a new file, click the Export link again. 00:42:Edit the scores in Microsoft Excel. Make sure to save the file as a CSV file type. Once you have made changes, you can upload it to your course. 00:53:This guide covered how to export grades in the Gradebook.

Download All Student Submissions for an Assignment