{"id":3968,"date":"2015-11-23T15:06:20","date_gmt":"2015-11-23T21:06:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/adamscenter\/?p=3968"},"modified":"2020-07-01T14:17:18","modified_gmt":"2020-07-01T19:17:18","slug":"calculating-total-grade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/adamscenter\/2015\/11\/23\/calculating-total-grade\/","title":{"rendered":"Calculating total grade"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Canvas grade calculation method is fairly robust compared to other systems. As students usually expect all their course-related information in the same place, you do not need to use Excel or any other tool for grade calculation if you have set things up properly in Canvas.<\/p>\n<p>By default, Canvas calculate grades by adding up all column grades. \u00a0It does not use weighted grading method unless you tell it to. \u00a0 With the total, non-weighted method, you will very like see a percentage rather than raw points for total grades. \u00a0For instance, for students earning 800 out of a total of 1000, Canvas will display 80%.<\/p>\n<p>What if you prefer to use total points\u00a0(800, for instance) instead? \u00a0Switching to total points is very simple:<\/p>\n<p>1. Mouse over the heading for the column called &#8220;total&#8221; (usually towards the very end of the page), and you will see a downward arrow, click on it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/adamscenter\/files\/2015\/11\/Screen-Shot-2015-11-23-at-2.42.16-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3974 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/adamscenter\/files\/2015\/11\/Screen-Shot-2015-11-23-at-2.42.16-PM.png\" alt=\"Total_heading\" width=\"107\" height=\"97\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>2. Click on &#8220;switch to points&#8221;. \u00a0Please note that this option is not available if you have chosen to use &#8220;weighted grading&#8221; method, because Canvas is following your logic to calculate your total grade based on the percentages you assign for each categories of assessments.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/adamscenter\/files\/2015\/11\/Switchtopoints.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3973\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/adamscenter\/files\/2015\/11\/Switchtopoints.png\" alt=\"Switch to points\" width=\"173\" height=\"177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/adamscenter\/files\/2015\/11\/Switchtopoints.png 173w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/adamscenter\/files\/2015\/11\/Switchtopoints-62x62.png 62w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 173px) 100vw, 173px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>3. You will then see a warning to show that a change will happen. \u00a0Click on &#8220;continue&#8221;. \u00a0Also, take this as a reminder that you will need to tell students your grade display has changed from a percentage system to a total point system. \u00a0Students will appreciate that notice.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/adamscenter\/files\/2015\/11\/Continue.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3971\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/adamscenter\/files\/2015\/11\/Continue-300x189.png\" alt=\"Continue\" width=\"300\" height=\"189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/adamscenter\/files\/2015\/11\/Continue-300x189.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/adamscenter\/files\/2015\/11\/Continue.png 385w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Additional tips:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Everything you grade in your course can have a column. \u00a0 A column does not have to be something you collect online. \u00a0You can even have a column for oral presentation or attendance, for instance.<\/li>\n<li>You can move the &#8220;total&#8221; column to the front (see the second screenshot above) to display final grade together with student names so that it is easier to see how much each student has earned.<\/li>\n<li>You can click on any column&#8217;s heading to sort the scores from the lowest to the highest, or from the highest to the lowest.<\/li>\n<li>Try to make your grade book display the kind of columns your syllabus has described. \u00a0Discrepancies between the two leads to anxiety and unnecessary work on your part.<\/li>\n<li>If you use weighted grading, you can use assignments tool in Canvas to create and manage groups. With weighted grading method, you can drop some low grades in a group.\u00a0Let us know if you would like to help doing that.<\/li>\n<li>If you click on the name of a student in the grade book, you can see how each student&#8217;s grade is calculated. \u00a0I would also encourage you to look at one of the student&#8217;s individual grade book to get familiar with their view. \u00a0If you are not sure whose to look at, try students with the highest grade or the lowest grade, which will show the calculation more clearly.<\/li>\n<li>You could also experiment with the test student view. \u00a0Every course has a test student. You can give the test student &#8220;fake&#8221;\u00a0scores and see how that adds up in the &#8220;total&#8221; column as a way to validate your calculation method.<\/li>\n<li>You can have Canvas generate a letter grade (A,B,C,D,F, etc.) for you using a pre-defined schema.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Please contact me or David Christianson if you need any assistance with any of the above. We&#8217;d love to discuss with you in greater detail.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Canvas grade calculation method is fairly robust compared to other systems. As students usually expect all their course-related information in the same place, you do not need to use Excel or any other tool for grade calculation if you have set things up properly in Canvas. 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