Create Weighted Assignments Groups in Canvas

Canvas uses “Assignment Groups” to organize assessments and view grades in different groupings. For example, you can create groups for activity types (i.e. all Discussions, all Quizzes, etc.), units or modules in your course (i.e. a Module 1 group consisting of a Module1 Discussion, Module 1 Quiz, etc.), or any other way that may be appropriate for your course setup and grading scheme. Your groups can then be weighted with different percentages in the calculation of students’ final grades.

Add Assignment Groups

1. Click on Assignments from the course navigation menu. 

2. Click +Group at the top-right corner. 
   
   

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3. In the pop-up window, provide a Group Name.

4. Enter the percentage of the total grade in the % of total grade box. You can leave the box empty and/or change the number later.

5. Click Save.

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Turn on Assignment Group Weighting 

1. From the Assignments page, click on the ellipsis (three dot icon) in the top-right corner. 

2. Select Assignment Groups Weight. 

3. In the pop-up window, check off the Weight final grade based on assignment groups box. 

4. Underneath the check box, a line for each assignment group will appear. Enter the percentage weight in the text entry box for each assignment group. 

5. Click Save. The percentage weights will now appear next to each assignment group name.