An instructor emailed me with a question about merging quiz grades in Canvas. Unfortunately, Canvas cannot combine grades in the gradebook, but there is something you can do to work around this.
Here are the problems that need to be solved:
- 3 Midterms in one semester and the lowest midterm grade gets dropped
- Midterm #3 was split into 2 parts and now the instructor wants them combined.
I’ll admit, I don’t know Canvas as well Sakai or Moodle, so I asked a colleague. Turns out, it’s basically the same solution I would use for any other LMS.
- Manually add the scores for part 2 with part 1, so the total score is combined in one column.
- Move part 2 to a different assignment group weighted 0% or adjust the settings for it to “Do not count towards final grade.”
- Once you have your 3 midterms ready, move them into one assignment group and apply the rule, “Drop lowest score” to that group.
Channell Walker 