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Canvas does not assign weights to individual Assignments, and instead assigns weights to each assignment grouping. If you need to weigh a single assignment, such as a final exam, then you will need to create a separate assignment group for that particular item.

For more information, see our tutorial How do I create Assignment Weights?

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Example:

If in your syllabus...
Then in your Canvas course...

If in your syllabus...

If in your syllabus, if your grading criteria is as below:

Attendance 20%

Attendance tracking on paper 100pts

Discussion 30%

Discussion 1 100 pts
Discussion 2 100pts

Assignments 20%

Assignment 1 100 pts
Assignment 2 100pts

Quizzes 30%

Midterm Quiz 100pts
Final Quiz 100pts

Then in your Canvas course...

Then in your Canvas course, you will then have the gradebook organization as below:

Assignment Group: Attendance, weight 20%

Assignment activity with No submission, points set as 100pts, named: Attendance

Assignment Group: Discussion, weight 30%

Discussion activity , grading enabled, points set as 100pts, named: Discussion 1
Discussion activity, grading enabled, points set as 100pts, named: Discussion 2

Assignment Group: Assignments, weight 20%

Assignment activity with selected allowed submission types, points set as 100pts, named: Assignment 1
Assignment activity with selected allowed submission types, points set as 100pts, named: Assignment 2

Assignment Group: Quizzes, weight 30%

Quiz activity, regular quiz, points set as 100pts or sum of points of all the questions equals 100, named: Midterm Quiz
Quiz activity, regular quiz, points set as 100pts or sum of points of all the questions equals 100, named: Final Quiz

Demonstration of the gradebook design above in Canvas Assignments page