Allowing Additional Assignment Attempts in Canvas

This article contains all possible ways to allow an additional attempt, and the considerations you should be aware of when deciding on a course of action.

Description 

Canvas is designed in such a way that nothing is ever really deleted.  Because of this, they don’t have any functionality that would allow you to delete a previous assignment attempt.  Instead, what you must do is allow an additional attempt. Unfortunately, Canvas does not allow you to give a single student an additional attempt. This article contains all possible ways to allow an additional attempt, and the considerations you should be aware of when deciding on a course of action. 
 

Environment 

Canvas in your web browser 

Solution 

• Allow additional submissions for all 

  • Edit your Assignment Settings to allow additional submissions 

  • Consideration: this will allow all students to have additional submissions. 

• Assignment Comment 

  • If it is simple like they submitted the wrong document, the assignments have a comment function that allows a student to comment on the assignment submission.  That comment can include an attachment.  You can ask the student to use that function. 

  • Consideration: You must know to check the comment, and it will not appear in SpeedGrader. 

• Submit on behalf of student 

  • Instructors can submit an assignment on behalf of a student, and this overrides the submission limits and due dates. 

  • Considerations: 

    • This only works if the assignment type is a File Upload Submission. 

    • The student would have to send you the assignment submission directly. 

• Assign To 

  • If the assignment due date has passed, you can use the assign to feature to open the assignment to a specific student or students. 

  • Navigate to the assignment and use the three dots menu to select Assign To 

    • Click Add to set a new Assign To selection 

    • Assign to the student(s) in question 

    • Set your due date and time, and availability date and time 

    • Save your changes 

  • Consideration: the original assignment due date needs to be passed, or this will reassign the existing assignment only to the student(s) in question. 

• Create a new assignment 

  • You can create a new copy of the assignment and using the Assign To function as described above, assign this only to the student(s) in question. 

  • Consideration: The student(s) will now have a different total points value than classmates as they have an additional assignment. 

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

• Use the Canvas Learning Management System (LMS) ticket form to submit a help ticket 
• Visit the Technology Resources and Training page for available training 

Additional Resources 

• How to Request a Third-Party Integration in Canvas
• Canvas Basics Guide 
• Canvas Instructor Guide 
• Canvas Video Guide 
• Mobile Guides 
• Canvas Course Accessibility Checklist
• Canvas LMS Implementation updates
• Canvas Experts Corner Blog