Understanding and Avoiding Canvas Score Discrepancies
- Maria Shimel
This article intended for Faculty: In Canvas it is crucial to fill in student grades for all assignments. If this isn’t completed, Canvas Grades could show discrepancies between the “Current Score” “Final Score” and “New Analytics” Grade in Canvas.
This article is meant to demonstrate these differences and recommend a best practice to avoid confusion and frustration.
Current Score
The Canvas “Current Score” reflects only the points from assignments the student has participated in.
In “Example 1” table below, the student has not submitted 2 assignments. Their score is artificially inflated to 100%.
Example 1 | Unit 1 | Unit 2 | Unit 3 | Unit 4 | Unit 5 | Current Score |
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Points Possible | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
Betty Bronco | 10 | 10 | no submission | no submission | 10 | 30 |
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| = 30/30 = 100% |
Final Score
The Canvas “Final Score” reflects all possible points from all the assignments, regardless if the student participated.
“Example 2” table is the same table as above, but with an artificially deflated score because all assignments now count toward the score.
Example 2 | Unit 1 | Unit 2 | Unit 3 | Unit 4 | Unit 5 | Final Score |
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Points Possible | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 50 |
Betty Bronco | 10 | 10 | no submission | no submission | 10 | 30 |
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| =30/50 = 60% |
Best Practice
Pro Tip: Avoid confusion by filing out the Canvas Grades completely for all student assignments.
Example 3 | Unit 1 | Unit 2 | Unit 3 | Unit 4 | Unit 5 | Most Accurate Score |
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Points Possible | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 50 |
Betty Bronco | 10 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 37 |
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| =37/50 = 74% |
New Analytics Grade
Turn New Analytic on in your Canvas Course *Insert Link Here
Go to the Canvas Course. Select Grades from the course navigation menu.
For an individual student’s information, click on a Student’s Name (1 in screenshot below).
A window pane will open on the right of the screen, click on the New Analytics button (2 in the screenshot below).
The New Analytics page will pop up.
New Analytics grades are updated every 24 hours.
If an instructor updates the Grades, the New Analytics will not reflect these changes until the next update.
Avoid frustration by updating grades consistently throughout the semester.
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