Create & Grade Group Assignments

Introduction

Although you have already learned a great deal about creating and grading assessments in a previous module, there are some additional considerations to keep in mind if you plan to assess your students using group assignments. This page provides additional guidance for monitoring group participation, creating group assignments, and grading group work in Canvas.

On This Page:

1. Monitor student activity in groups
2. Create and grade a group assignment

 

Monitor student activity in groups

Follow the steps of this tutorial to review your students’ activity within a specific group:

• How do I view content and student activity within a group? Links to an external site. (External resource)

For strategies and more information about encouraging student participation in Canvas Groups, view the Advanced Canvas Learning Path Module:

• Empower Students to Collaborate Effectively Using Groups (PSU resource)

 

Create and grade a group assignment

Follow the steps in this tutorial to create a group assignment in your course:

• How do I assign an assignment to a course group? Links to an external site. (External resource)

Review this tutorial to learn the options for grading group assignments in Canvas. This tutorial also includes instructions for grading each student in a group individually:

• How do I grade group assignments in SpeedGrader? Links to an external site. (External resource)