How do I create weighted grading categories?

[fox-anderson]

I want two categories: Participation and preparation as 35% of grade and exams/projects as 65% of the grade.  How do I set that up?

[kmeeusen · Accepted solution]

Hi  @fox-anderson 

These guides should help you. Canvas Calls them "Assignment Groups", and in Canvas all assignments must be in a group. Canvas creates a default group called, logically enough, Assignments".

• How do I add an assignment group in a course?  
• How do I move or reorder an assignment group? 
• How do I weight the final course grade based on assignment groups? 

Groups can be very powerful so I suggest checking out the Assignments Chapter of the Canvas Instructor Guide for more information.

Kelley

[fox-anderson]

Thank you, Kelly! 

[MarkZablocki]

why am I blocked from viewing content after I click on How do I weight the final course grade based on assignment groups? ??????

[Chris_Hofer]

@MarkZablocki ...

Unfortunately, you won't be seeing a reply from @kmeeusen any more here in the Community...as he has retired.  But, I can answer your question.  In Kelley's response from January 2020, he provided a link to a Guide from when the Canvas Community was using a different platform to host all of their forums, written and video tutorials, etc.  The platform you and I are using now is different, and thus many links changed.  While many of the links did migrate and re-direct, you stumbled upon one that did not.  Thankfully, if you know what the name of the Guide title is, you can use the Search bar at the top of any page to type in the name of the Guide, and you'll most likely find a new link that will work.  That's what I did with the link you are asking about.  You can find a working link here:

How do I weight the final course grade based on assignment groups?

I hope this will be of help to you.