Canvas - Weighted Grades, Assignment Groups, & Ignore Highest/Lowest Scores

Weighted Totals (Assignment Groups)

  • This does NOT refer to student group or team work here yet
  • Assignment Groups are how Assignments are grouped together on the "Assignments" page in a Canvas course section.
  • One Assignment Group is always called "Assignments"
  • Create a new "Assignment Group" 
  • Click "+Group" to make a new Group
    • First time here? Likely need to cancel or exit out and repeat above steps 
  • Then, click upper right 3 dots or : (top of page, next to "+Assignments")
  • Click "Assignments Group Weight"
  • Set percentage for how much that group of assignments should be.

Ignore a # of the Highest/Lowest Scores (Assignment Groups)

  1. Still not talking about student group work or team work here
  2. Scroll down & find an Assignment Group on "Assignments" page
  3. Click 3 dots or : (Next to Assignment Group)
  4. Then Edit
  5. - Choose # of highest/lowest scores to ignore
  6. - Rename if wanted

Deleting Unused/Empty Assignment Groups

  • These are the BOXES on the ASSIGNMENT PAGE!​
  • NOT the People page!​
  • CAREFULLY delete Assignment Groups by clicking the 3 dots (vertical ellipsis or ⋮ ) next to Assignment Group names.​
  • ... CAREFULLY (think twice at least) click "Delete."​
  • MAYBE Choose to MOVE assignments WHEN deleting Assignment Groups...​
  • ...unless you are 100% sure!