The Learning Mastery Gradebook helps instructors and admins assess the outcome standards being used in Canvas courses. This gradebook helps institutions measure student learning for accreditation and better assess the needs of their students.
The default view in the Learning Mastery Gradebook is to view all students at the same time, but you can also view students individually using Learning Mastery Gradebook Individual View.
Note: The Learning Mastery Gradebook is currently a course opt-in feature. To enable this gradebook, visit the Feature Options tab in Course Settings.
Open Grades
In Course Navigation, click the Grades tab.
Open Learning Mastery Gradebook
Click the Gradebook menu [1], then click the Learning Mastery Gradebook link [2].
View Learning Mastery Gradebook
The Learning Mastery Gradebook displays all students at the same time. You can use the search and filter options to locate specific data:
- To search for a specific student, enter a name in the Search Students search box [1].
- To view a list of all students, select an option from the Student Names drop-down menu [2].
- To look for a specific outcome, enter an outcome name in the Outcomes search box [3].
- To view a list of all types of outcomes, select an option from the Outcomes drop-down menu [4].
To view more students on a page, select the 15, 30, 50, or 100 option from the Students per Page drop-down menu [5].
The mastery bar charts illustrate student mastery levels for each outcome by column [6]. Each column consists of a course outcome and the outcome grade for each student [7].
Click the student's name [8] to view more information. To message the student, click the Message link [9]. To view their Grades page, click the View Mastery Report link [10].
View Student Grades page
On the Student Grades page, you can choose to let each student see his or her outcome scores by clicking the Learning Mastery tab. Students can view the outcomes and expand them to view individual outcome items.
Notes:
- To show students their outcome scores, visit Course Settings and open the Feature Options tab. Then enable the Student Learning Mastery Gradebook feature option.
- Outcome names are the same as in the Learning Mastery Gradebook unless you create a custom name for the student view. Learn to create custom Outcome names.
Switch to Individual Gradebook
The Gradebook has two views. The Learning Mastery Gradebook allows you to see all students and outcomes at the same time. The Individual Gradebook allows instructors to assess one student and one outcome at a time and is fully accessible for screen readers. Both views retain the same Gradebook settings. You can switch Gradebook views at any time.
Learn more about the Learning Mastery Gradebook Individual View.
Open Gradebook Settings
To open Gradebook Settings, click the Settings button.
View Gradebook Settings
To set the secondary information, click the radio button next to your preferred option under the Secondary info section [1].
To choose what items to display, click the checkboxes next to your preferred options under the Display section [2].
To choose a scoring view, click the radio button next to your preferred option under the Scoring section [3].
To choose how to arrange outcomes, select an option from the Arrange Outcomes by drop-down list [4].
To apply your changes, click the Save button [5].
View Scores and Mastery Levels
Scores have unique icons and are color-coded to show outcomes and the level attained by each student: exceeds mastery (blue), mastery (green), near mastery (yellow), and well below mastery (red).
Score levels are calculated based on half of the outcome mastery threshold. For example, if the mastery threshold is 4 points, half of 4 is 2. Scores between 2 and 2.9 are counted as near mastery while scores between 3 and 3.9 are considered mastery. Scores less than 2 are considered remedial. Therefore, a student score of 2/4 would count as near mastery.
Sort Student Scores
To sort scores in ascending or descending order, click one of the outcome column heading menu icons [1] or the second student menu icon[2], then select the desired sort option [3].
Notes:
- The sort filter applies to all columns, not just one column.
- You can have a more detailed view of the scores by changing your Gradebook Settings.
View Outcome Details
To view Outcome details, hover over a graph [1] and click the expand button [2].
The bar graph shows how the individual student scores were divided into the outcomes criterion ratings.
Export Report
To download a CSV file of the Learning Mastery Gradebook, click the Export button.
View Report
The student learning outcomes report will include the following columns in the CSV file:
- Student Name
- Student ID
- Student SIS ID
- Outcome Group
Note: All learning outcomes in the Learning Mastery Gradebook will be included in the report.
