Adding Assignment Groups in Canvas

Description

Using Assignment Groups allows you to organize the assignments in your course. When Assignment Groups are set up, you can weight the final course grade by assignment groups and filter by assignment groups in the Gradebook. 

Please note: In Canvas, Assignment Groups are categories that each assignment gets placed under. For example, “Quizzes”, “Discussions”, or “Weekly Reflections”.

Environment

Canvas in your web browser

Solution 

1. Log in to Canvas at  canvas.ohio.edu 

2. Navigate to your course via the Courses tab in the left navigation menu

3. In Course Navigation, select the Assignments link

4. Select the Add Group button

5. Type the Assignment Group Name in the Group Name field. If you want to weight the final grade for students using assignment groups, the percentage will appear in % of total grade field.

   • Note: You must create assignment groups before you can assign percentages to each group

6. Select the Save button

Outcome: You should now be able to create Assignment Groups to organize and weight your Canvas course assessments.

Additional Information

Assignment Groups vs. Student Groups

Assignment Groups organize course assessments for grading and grade weighting. Student Groups organize students into teams for collaboration, group discussions, and group assignments. For Student Groups, instructors can:

• Create Group Sets from the People page
• Create group discussions
• Create group assignments
• Choose to grade students individually or as a group
• Use SpeedGrader filters to review submissions by group

Student groups can be created by navigating to the People link in Course Navigation and selecting the Add Group Set button. 

Related Resources for Student Groups

• How do I add a group set in a course?
• How do I assign an assignment to a course group?
• How do I create a group discussion in a course?
• How do I grade group assignments in SpeedGrader?
• How do I enable SpeedGrader to launch filtered by student group?

Get Help from Canvas

• Live chat with Canvas support (Faculty) 

• Get 24-hours/7-days a week Canvas support  

  • Dial the Canvas Support Hotline number located under "Get Help" in the Canvas Global Navigation Menu 

  • Contact OIT at 740‑593‑1222 if you need help logging in, accessing test or practice courses, or using tools that connect to Canvas.

Get help from OIT

• Visit the Canvas Learning Management System (LMS) page to create a ticket 

• Visit the Canvas LMS Resources and Training page for available training 

Additional resources

• Canvas Basics Guide 

• Canvas Instructor Guide 

• Canvas Video Guide 

• Mobile Guides 

• Canvas Course Accessibility Checklist