Canvas: Final Grades Appear Hidden in Canvas Gradebook

Environment

Canvas
Gradebook

Issue

Why do some student final grades appear hidden (indicated by the visibility "eye" icon) in Gradebook?

Resolution

The visibility "eye" icon does not mean the student cannot view their final grades.  Instead, it indicates that students see a different final grade than the instructor.

This occurs when one or more assignments have been graded but the grades are hidden (not yet posted).  To address this:

• See the Instructure Community guide How do I post grades for an assignment in the Gradebook?

Student final grades will only be completely hidden from their view if the course setting to hide grade totals is enabled.  For more information:

• See the Instructure Community guide How do I hide totals in my students' grade summaries? 

Note: by default this setting is disabled, if utilizing this feature consider enabling it before the term begins.

Resources and Questions

• Check out the new Academic Technology@Michigan website for course planning resources from across U-M
• Visit the Canvas @ Michigan site for faculty including the U-M Instructor Guide with links to additional support resources from across campus
• Check out the Canvas and MiVideo tutorials

For additional questions, please contact the ITS Service Center