CanvasCanvas GradesHow do I post (and hide) student grades?

How do I post (and hide) student grades?

By default, grades in Canvas are hidden from students until you decide to manually post them. (This is a change from previous versions of Canvas, which automatically released student grades when they were entered.)

Instructors can post Assignment, Discussion, and Quiz grades from SpeedGrader or the Gradebook.

 

Posting grades

Go to Grades

course navigation menu with grades highlighted

In the column of the grades you want to release to students, hover over the header to reveal three vertical dots. Click the three dots and select Post Grades

gradebook with three dots option menu next to "Paper 1" highlighted and "post grades" selected from dropdown menu

This displays the Post Grades information tray.

If there are no grades or comments on the assignment, the Options menu will display that there are no grades to hide or post. Instead, select Grade Posting Policy and choose to post grades Automatically. For more details, see How do I select a grade posting policy for an assignment in the New Gradebook?

Select posting options

grade posting options screen. the radio button next to "everyone" is selected.

To post grades and submission comments to all students, select Everyone. An assignment notification will also be sent to all students. Any future grades or comments you enter for this item will be immediately available to students.

To only post grades to students with graded submissions or submissions with comments, select Graded. Only those students who have been graded will be notified, and any grades or comments you later enter for ungraded students will remain hidden until you repeat this process and post them.

You can also choose to only release grades to a single section of your course.

Click Post

grade posting option screen. post button is highlighted

The "hidden" icon at the top of the assignment column will disappear, indicating that the grades have been posted.

Gradebook with no icon shown at top of Paper 1 column.

Hiding grades

Go to Grades

course navigation menu with grades highlighted

In the column of the grades you want to release to students, hover over the header to reveal three vertical dots. Click the three dots and select Hide Grades

gradebook with three dots option menu next to "Paper 1" highlighted and "hide grades" selected from dropdown menu

This displays the Hide Grades information tray.

If you have not begun grading the assignment yet, the Hide Grades option will not be available. Grades are already hidden by default and will not display to students until you post them.

Click Hide

grade posting option screen with "hide" button highlighted

This will hide the grade for this assignment in every student's gradebook. The "hidden" icon will appear at the top of the assignment column.

Gradebook with hidden icon shown at top of Paper 1 column.