Passport Stamp: Organizing Assignments and Weighting Grades

Objectives

After earning this stamp you will be able to:

• Use Assignment Groups to organize your Canvas Assignments logically and clearly.
• Understand the premise, benefits, and drawbacks of weighted vs. absolute grading schemes.
• Use Assignment Groups to implement weighted grading, including extra credit if applicable.

Curriculum

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To complete these learning activities you can use an existing course or a sandbox course, available upon request if needed.

Learning Activities

1. Organize the Assignments in your Assignments folder into appropriately titled groups
2. Assign weights to your Assignment Groups that total 100%
3. Implement extra credit in your a weighted grading scheme
4. Document your weighted grading scheme on the Course Syllabus page or a syllabus linked from that page

Request Your Stamp

Use this Stamp Request form to:

• Submit a link to the Assignments section of your course demonstrating your use of organized and weighted assignment groups.
• Submit a link to the documentation of the weighted scheme in your course.
• Explain the advantages and disadvantages to using a weighted grading system in your course.

Questions? Comments? Contact Chris Lott <clott@uw.edu>