Speed Grader. Speed Grader is the tool within Canvas that allows you to efficiently view and grade student work. To find it, open an assignment and look for Speed-Grader in the right-hand menu. Once in speed-grader, you can quickly view student submissions, access the grading rubric and provide feedback to your students. Visit the Canvas community to learn more about how to use Speed Grader.
Rubrics are a quick way to analyze student work based on pre-determined criteria, and are easy to add in Canvas. They allow students to see what the expectations are before they work on their assignments while also providing a clear and efficient way to grade student work. A single-point rubric is a way to save even more time when creating and using rubrics. You can still write substantive, holistic comments on an assignment when using a rubric. Visit the Canvas community to learn more about grading with rubrics.
Complete/Incomplete grading is perfect for lower-stakes assignments where the learning is in the process (discussions, problem sets, drafts or outlines, etc.). These assignments may not need letter/percentage grades; instead they can be marked "complete" if they meet the criteria, "incomplete" if they don't. You can offer students an opportunity to revise and earn a "complete" as needed.
Automated Quizzes. In Canvas, most quizzes are set up to be automated. This allows opportunities for students to learn as they check their understanding. For example, you could set up quizzes to give students hints - but not answers - when they get something wrong. Learn more about Canvas Quiz settings here.
- There are instances where you might have to moderate a quiz, for example, with a student who requires additional time, or another attempt. Click here to learn more about how to moderate quizzes.
Use a document to include a list of oft-repeated feedback phrases. You can then copy and paste the phrases in the student's feedback. This can help reduce the need to type the same phrases over and over again. You can also use the Canvas Comment Library in the Speedgrader tool.

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