Assignment Categories & Weighting
The following instructions come from the Canvas Online Users Guide. This is an excellent resource to get answers to many "how to" questions.
For grading with weights, you must set up your assignment groups (categories) and then you must assign weights to these categories.
ADDING ASSIGNMENT GROUPS (CATEGORIES)
Open Assignments
WEIGHTING ASSIGNMENT GROUPS
Open Assignments
In Course Navigation, click the Assignments link.
Add Assignment Group
In Course Navigation, click the Assignments link.
Open Assignments Settings
Click the Add Group button.
Create Assignment Group
Type the Assignment Group Name in the Group Name field.
Note: You must create assignment groups before you can assign percentages to each group.
Save Assignment Group
Click the Options icon.
Weight Final Grade
Click the Save button.
Click the Weight final grade based on assignment groups checkbox.
Set Weights
Enter the percentage weights for each of the different Assignment Groups you created [1]. The percentage weights you specify here will determine how Canvas calculates the final grade for your course. These percentages can be changed at any time and students will be notified when any changes are made. The weights will show up in the Gradebook for both students and instructors.
Click the Save button [2].
Notes:
Assignment group weights can include decimals.
The total percentage of all assignment groups can be set above or below 100%.