Assignments and quizzes

Create and manage graded and non-graded assessments

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Assignments

Assignments

Create and manage assignments (all forms of assessment)

Create assignments and modify assignment settings. Assignment types include quizzes, graded discussions and online submissions (individual/group assignments).
Add assignment groups with assignment groups and weighting.
Assign an assignment to everyone in the course, to a section or to a student.
Set up an online submission assignment as a Turnitin assignment.
For online submissions, place restrictions on the type of file students can upload.
Use draft state to keep assignments in an unpublished (draft) state. Unpublished content is invisible to students and graded assignments are excluded from grade calculations.
Create ungraded activities that align with course outcomes.
Set up peer reviews.
Record attendance.

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Check online assignments for originality in Canvas

Check online assignments for originality in your Canvas course without setting up the Turnitin LTI
Group assignments can be checked for originality; each student in a group will receive an individual similarity score
View and grade student assignment submissions with Canvas Speedgrader or the Gradebook
Customise plagiarism Turnitin settings on the same page as the assignment settings in Canvas

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Create and manage Turnitin assignments

Create and manage Turnitin assignments in your Canvas course using the Turnitin LTI.
In the Turnitin LTI, Canvas authenticates users according to their Canvas roles. You do not need to create a separate Turnitin account to access Turnitin in Canvas.
Once you have created and published an assignment as a Turnitin assignment, students submit their assignments directly in Canvas.

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Create Turnitin assignments in Canvas (PDF)

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Organise the assignments in your course and apply weighting to them

Add assignment groups.
Weight final grades based on assignment groups.
Within each assignment group, Canvas calculates a percentage by dividing the total points a student has earned by the total points possible for all assignments in that group.

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Aegrotats: Manage excused assignments in Canvas (PDF)

Create and manage quizzes and surveys

Add quizzes and modify quiz settings. Canvas has four quiz types: graded quizzes, practice quizzes (ungraded), graded surveys (points for completion) and ungraded surveys.
Assign a quiz to everyone in the course, to a section or to a student.
Open quizzes for a limited amount of time.
Use draft state to keep quizzes in an unpublished (draft) state. Unpublished content is invisible to students and graded quizzes are excluded from grade calculations.

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