Assessing student learning

Canvas supports several ways of collecting work via the Canvas Assignments features. It is also integrated with several third-party tools, including Turnitin.

Canvas provides several ways to assess student learning and activity, including Quizzes and Analytics.

  • Use Canvas Quizzes to conduct quizzes and exams.
  • Review information on accommodations using the Moderate Quizzes feature to provide extra time and/or additional attempts.
  • Use Canvas Analytics to review course activity and grade statistics.

Canvas enables students to provide feedback on their peers’ submissions using the Peer Review Assignments feature.

Please review the Remote Exam Monitoring & Proctoring page to learn about conducting monitored or proctored exams.

Remote Exam Monitoring & Proctoring Options

Information about the two supported remote exam monitoring & proctoring options.

Remote Assessment Considerations

Information from the Office of the Vice Provost for Teaching & Learning around remote assessment pedagogy, tools, and techniques.

Academic integrity & assessment

Dealing with academic integrity and assessment in a remote environment.

Assessment Strategies & Tools

A collection of assessment strategies and links to specific resources.

Alternate assessment framework

Provides a potential framework for developing alternative assessment strategies for in-class multiple choice/short answer exams.