Grading Atomic Assessments assignments using SpeedGrader

In general, most assignments are automatically graded by Atomic Assessments. If you use particular question types that need manual grading, such as essay questions or voice recordings, you will need to grade the assignments in the Canvas SpeedGrader. Follow the steps outlined below to grade an assignment using SpeedGrader.

To grade an assignment in Speedgrader:

1. Navigate to the Canvas gradebook by clicking Grades in the left navigation menu.
2. Click on the name of the assignment you want to grade. The main assignment page opens.
3. On the far right side of the screen, click SpeedGrader.
4. Grade and provide feedback for the submission. You can leave comments directly in SpeedGrader or through Atomic Assessments" comment option, within the individual question. It is recommended that you provide general comments about the student's submission in Canvas' Assignment Comments box on the right side of the screen, and specific comments about each question in the "Any additional suggestions" comment box.
   
5. Click the Submit button when you are finished with grading each student"s submission. Note: If you are manually grading an assignment in SpeedGrader, you do not need to click the Send to Gradebook button for each student. Your work is saved automatically in SpeedGrader, and you can follow the steps below in "Sending scores to the Canvas gradebook" once you have finished all grading.
6. Click the arrow button at the very top right of the Canvas screen to progress to the next student's submission.

Sending scores to the Canvas gradebook

If you do not select to automatically send grades to the Canvas gradebook as outlined in Atomic Assessments - Determining Assignment Settings [UW-Madison], you will need to manually send grades to the gradebook. You may also need to send grades to the gradebook if you need to regrade an assignment.

1. Click Atomic Assessments in the left navigation menu in your Canvas course.
2. Click the three dots icon ("kabob" menu) for the assignment whose grades you want to send to the gradebook.
3. From the drop down menu that appears, click Send grades to gradebook. Note: If grade tolerances have been updated after students have submitted assignments, you will need to select Re-Calculate Scores before sending grades to the gradebook. Doing so will ensure that the most up-to-date grades are recorded in the gradebook.
   

How can I set up an activity so that it does not create an entry in the Canvas gradebook?

When creating an assignment or inserting an activity into a page, you should deselect the Create gradebook Entry option. You may want to do this if you want to create an assignment that is not counted toward the final grade, such as a practice test or study guide. You can only change the Create gradebook entry option when you first create the activity. If you need remove an activity from the gradebook, you will need to create the activity again, making sure to the Create Gradebook Entry option is deselected in the assignment settings. Then, delete the original assignment.