Canvas - Extra Credit

Extra Credit

Method A: Over-Grading

Just add points beyond the stated Points possible to a particular assignment.

Canvas will accept any number in the grade cell. 

Adding points beyond the points possible is another simple extra credit method on a specific exam or paper.

Method B: Weighted Assignment Groups

Assignment Groups are boxes on the Assignment page with a grey top row where you have a descriptive header text. Use can you weights (e.g., Exams = 50%, Homework = 50%) with Assignment Groups. You would create a new Assignment Group called "Extra Credit," with the extra percentage points you want for the overall grade.

The other Assignment Groups that are NOT Extra Credit need to add up to 100%.

It makes more sense when you try it yourself.

It's easy to move things back if you do not like this.

  1. Go to the "Assignments" page in your Canvas section.
  2. Create new Assignment Groups by clicking "+Group."
  3. Name one of the Assignment Groups as "Extra Credit."
    1. You can also rename an existing Assignment Group. Click 3 dots to right of Assignment Group
  4. Then click 3-dots next to existing assignments and "Move" and move Assignments to the group you wish.
  5. Once more on the Assignments page, click the 3 vertical dots in the upper right of the Assignment page, and choose "Assignment Groups Weight."
  6. Assign percentage values for each Assignment Group.
    1. Example: Homework: 50%, Exams: 50%, Extra Credit: 2%, Total: 102%
  7. Be sure to add or move an assignment to the "Extra Credit" Assignment Group.

IMPORTANT: At first, keep the total Points possible for Assignments in "Extra Credit" as 0%. Once ALL all other non-Extra-Credit assignments for the student are submitted and graded, THEN change the Total Points possible for the Extra Credit assignment to match the % value set in the Assignment group.

You can have multiple assignments in an Extra Credit, keep them 0 points possible, and then when grading done, change the points possible to add up to the % points set for that Extra Credit Assignment group. So 2 assignments in an Extra Credit Assignment Group should be set to 1 point possible each at the end of the quarter.

You can also have multiple Assignment Groups for Extra Credit. This makes sense if you have an Extra Credit assignment that will have different total points possible than other Extra Credit assignments.

Method C: "Fudge Points" (ONLY in Classic Quizzes)

Used when grading, "Classic Quizzes"

Open a student's quiz in SpeedGrader.

Scroll to the bottom of the page.

Enter a positive number (to add) or negative number (to subtract) in the Fudge Points field.

Click Update Score.