Canvas grade book option (roster count in the grade book along with passing and failing numbers and percentage).

I was wanting to request an addition to the canvas system. I was wondering if it would be possible to place a roster count on the grade book page.

I manage multiple classes and sometimes when I am booking a room or requesting items for a lab it would be incredibly nice to just open the course grade book and have the number of students currently enrolled listed at the top of the page. Currently I have to print the grade book to get a count in excel or manually count from the page. This number also fluctuates due to late adds or students choosing to drop the course.

An additional option would be just to number the students to the left of the student name in the grade book so you could see how many there is.

This option would also allow you to sort the students by grade to see the number that is passing, failing, or on the bubble so to speak.

Honestly if it were possible my ideal grade book set up would have the number enrolled and the number passing and failing along with the calculated percentage passing and failing listed in the top area of the page. The range for passing and failing could be manually set. This would enable me to drill down on problem courses. This would also enable my department head to be able to quickly monitor courses throughout program. Additionally if we could set a grade range for students requiring intervention according to current grade that could be displayed as well that would be incredibly helpful for data collection and enable instructors and deans to make swifter actions in courses.

I know its a big ask with all the other updates, redesigns and request your team is doing. But I see this as quality improvement and time saver as well as enabling better oversite of the courses in a quick raw snapshot.

Thank you so much for your consideration,

David

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Jeff_F

@thornton_d - Hello! A short-term workaround is to use the People page. Go to People and open the Roles filter drop down. Each role shows a count next to it, such as the total number of Students. This provides a quick roster count - though it is not visible directly in the Gradebook.

You may also want to review Course Analytics for instructor level views of enrollment, activity, and grade distributions. And I recall being part of a working group that was reviewing improvements to analytics. More is coming, I do believe.

What is Course Analytics? - Instructure Community

For institution or account level reporting, Admin Analytics provides dashboards that include enrollment counts, course activity, and grade trends

How do I use Admin Analytics? - Instructure Community

Is this somewhat helpful? ~ Jeff

Chris

Hi @thornton_d,

Thanks for taking the time to share your idea/feedback with the community. While the Instructure Community forums are a great place to continue to ask how-to questions or for troubleshooting, there is a new dedicated space for ideas, the Collaborative Roadmap.

Posting your idea to the new Collaborative Roadmap will ensure your feedback reaches appropriate Instructure Product Managers and teams developing the products, and doesn’t get lost here in the general forums. Please explore the new dedicated Product Connection space, which includes the Collaborative Roadmap. You can read Shiren's blog post for a full look at how the Collaborative Roadmaps give you a clearer view of what’s coming soon, what’s in development, and what’s under consideration.

🚩 I’m marking this response as the "Answer" to help guide other users with ideas or feature requests to the right place.

-Chris

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Jeff_F

What is Course Analytics? - Instructure Community

For institution or account level reporting, Admin Analytics provides dashboards that include enrollment counts, course activity, and grade trends

How do I use Admin Analytics? - Instructure Community

Is this somewhat helpful? ~ Jeff

Nicki Schermann

@thornton_d I recommend that you submit your idea for gradebook enhancements on the Canvas Collaborative Roadmap; this is the best way to get that feedback heard!

thornton_d

Jeff,

Thank you so much for that reply that is a great way of pulling the data. You defiantly know the system's ins and outs better then I do. I will make good use of this info, I just wish there was a quicker way of getting the info at a glance.

Chris

Hi @thornton_d,

🚩 I’m marking this response as the "Answer" to help guide other users with ideas or feature requests to the right place.

-Chris

adam_c_voyton

A one-stop shop in Grades for those metrics seem so logical once you describe them as a need, in my perspective. My only concern is having it show by default, perhaps it would work best as a 1-click Toggle on feature instead for the sake of privacy, and opt-in.

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