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There may be times when you will need to adjust a students grade for an assignment after an
assignment grade has already been given. In this document, you will learn how to clear the “needs
grading alert” in a Canvas course.
Introduction
Instructions
Step 1:
Step 2:
First, select the “Needs Grading” option from the course menu.
Locate the “After Grade” notification for the desired student and click the “Student Name”.
How to Clear Needs Grading
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Step 3: Once the assignment page opens, you can adjust the students grade by clicking “View
Rubric” and adjusting the total points in the rubric.
Step 4: If you would like to award the exact same score. You can manually award the same grade by
adding “.0” to end of the grade awarded. Example: “50” updated to “50.0”
Note: If you do not add the “.0” the after grade alert will not be cleared from your needs
grading section
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Step 6: The “After Grade” alert should now be cleared from the “Needs Grading” Tab.
Step 5: Scroll to the bottom of the page and select “Save”. If you would like to add new comments
input the desired text in the comment section and click “Submit”.