Module 5: Assignments and Assignment Groups

Assignments and Assignment Groups - Overview

In Canvas, you can easily create an assignment and add it to a module.  Additionally, you can put your assignments into groups, such that each assignment within one group would carry the same weight.  Instructors might have a group for quizzes, tests, and homework.  The total percentage of all assignment groups would add up to 100, and it would represent the student's overall grade.

Create an Assignment and Add it to a Module

Create an Assignment

  1. Click Assignments on the Course Navigation menu.
  2. Click +Assignment button at the top right.
  3. Enter the assignment title and description (to attach a document with instructions, click the document icon ).
  4. Enter the number of points the assignment is worth.
  5. Under Submission type, check the box for either file upload or text entry.
  6. Set the number of allowed attempts.
  7. Enter the Due date and Available Until date, if needed.
  8. Click Save and Publish.

Adding an Assignment to a Module

  1. On the Modules page, click + next to the module title.
  2. Click on the assignment title to select it.
  3. Click Add Item.

Creating Assignment Groups

Creating an Assignment Group

  1. To create an Assignment Group, click on Assignments on the Course Navigation menu.
  2. Click on +Group in the upper right-hand corner of the screen.
  3. In the popup that appears, give the Group a name and click Save.
  4. The Group that was created will appear on the Assignments Index Page, which lists all your Assignments.

After you create your Assignment Groups, you’ll need to move the gradable activities into the appropriate group.

Moving Assignments to Assignment Groups

By default, any newly created assignment will be added to the Assignments Assignment Group. So you may find that you’ll have to move gradable items to a different Assignment Group.

  1. To add an gradable activity to an Assignment Group, start by clicking on Assignments on the Course Navigation menu.
  2. Find the item that you want to add to an Assignment Group, click on the three dots to the far right, and choose Move to.
  3. Choose the Assignment Group to which you want to add your gradable activity (clicking on the down arrow will display the Assignment Groups) and click Move.
  4. The assessment will be moved to the appropriate Assignment Group.