{"id":4202,"date":"2026-01-30T15:54:29","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T15:54:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/?p=4202"},"modified":"2026-01-30T15:54:29","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T15:54:29","slug":"managing-the-release-of-grades","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/managing-the-release-of-grades\/","title":{"rendered":"Managing the Release of Grades and Feedback"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This guide covers how to manage the release of marks and feedback via the Canvas Gradebook. We will look at the <em>Grade Posting Policy<\/em>, where you can control whether grades are posted automatically or manually. We will also cover <em>quiz settings<\/em>, which allow us to control the release of quiz scores and feedback to students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group page-navigation has-base-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-c9331914ba36c78f73b4edaae5010796 has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-74eabeda wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:8px;background-color:#6184d8;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small)\">\n<p class=\"post-nav-title\"><strong>Contents<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol style=\"margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:5px;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small)\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#grade-posting-policy\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#GradePostingPolicy\">Grade Posting Policy<\/a>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#course-level-policy\">Setting a Manual Grade Posting Policy for your course<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#assignment-level-policy\">Setting a Grade Posting Policy for a specific assignment<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#releasing-grades\">Releasing Grades and Feedback<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\"><a href=\"#releasing-quiz-scores\">Managing the Release of Quiz Scores and Feedback<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-da79a4a7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-bottom-color:var(--wp--preset--color--base-2);border-bottom-width:2px;padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-base-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-82903a357c7d5de34580c4d41d988104\" id=\"grade-posting-policy\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0\">Grade Posting Policy<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"general-grade-posting-policy\">Canvas uses grade posting policies to control when students can view their grades and feedback. All courses should have this <strong>set to Manual by default<\/strong>, and this setting <strong>should NOT be changed<\/strong>. Manual posting ensures that grades remain hidden from students until staff are ready to release them, allowing time for moderation and review.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-89843b1b wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:8px;background-color:#faba25;padding-top:8px;padding-right:8px;padding-bottom:8px;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-133cf375 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0;flex-basis:8%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\" style=\"margin-right:0;margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small)\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/12\/light-bulb.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1110\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:35px;height:35px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:92%\">\n<p class=\"has-base-5-color has-base-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-x-small-font-size wp-elements-25c7365767a85b3e5ba51ca0cd634469\" style=\"border-top-right-radius:8px;border-bottom-right-radius:8px;padding-top:8px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:8px;padding-left:20px\">Ensure that you <strong>keep your course Grade Posting Policy set to Manual<\/strong>. This will prevent the accidental release of marks and feedback, and allow you to release grades to students all at once, when you are ready.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"course-level-policy\">Setting a Manual Grade Posting Policy for your course<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"general-grade-posting-policy\">You can check your course grade posting policy and ensure it is set to <em>manual<\/em> via the <strong>Gradebook<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-89843b1b wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:8px;background-color:#96299e;padding-top:8px;padding-right:8px;padding-bottom:8px;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-133cf375 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0;flex-basis:8%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\" style=\"margin-right:0;margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small)\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/12\/info.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1042\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:30px;height:30px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:92%\">\n<p class=\"has-base-5-color has-base-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-x-small-font-size wp-elements-bd1a9288ba576c078b926f5bde8ddb38\" style=\"border-top-right-radius:8px;border-bottom-right-radius:8px;padding-top:8px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:8px;padding-left:20px\">Please note that the following instructions shows you how to set the Grade Posting Policy for <strong>the whole course<\/strong>.To set the Grade Posting Policy for <em>specific assignments <\/em>please see: <a href=\"#assignment-level-policy\">Setting a Grade Posting Policy for specific assignments<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click <strong>Grades<\/strong> in the Course Navigation Menu to access the <em>Gradebook<\/em>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Once you are in the <strong>Gradebook<\/strong>, select the <strong>Settings<\/strong> icon in the top right-hand corner of the page.<br><figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"has-border-color has-base-2-border-color wp-image-4959\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/10\/settings-icon-grades.png\" alt=\"Settings gear icon indicated.\"><\/figure><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select the <strong>Grade Posting Policy<\/strong> tab.<br><figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"has-border-color has-base-2-border-color wp-image-4959\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/10\/grade-posting-policy.png\" alt=\"Gradebook Settings open with 'Grade Posting Policy' indicated and 'Manually Post Grades' selected.\"><\/figure><br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ensure that <strong>Manually Post Grades<\/strong> is selected.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If the policy is set to automatic, please select <strong>Manually Post Grades<\/strong> and click <strong>Apply Settings<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-89843b1b wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:8px;background-color:#faba25;padding-top:8px;padding-right:8px;padding-bottom:8px;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-133cf375 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0;flex-basis:8%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\" style=\"margin-right:0;margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small)\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/12\/light-bulb.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1110\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:35px;height:35px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:92%\">\n<p class=\"has-base-5-color has-base-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-x-small-font-size wp-elements-7585893fcaa0ccb11036e56bee7c7068\" style=\"border-top-right-radius:8px;border-bottom-right-radius:8px;padding-top:8px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:8px;padding-left:20px\">Keeping your course Grade Posting Policy set to<strong> Manual will prevent the accidental release of marks and feedback.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-89843b1b wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:8px;background-color:#96299e;padding-top:8px;padding-right:8px;padding-bottom:8px;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-133cf375 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0;flex-basis:8%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\" style=\"margin-right:0;margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small)\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/12\/info.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1042\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:30px;height:30px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:92%\">\n<p class=\"has-base-5-color has-base-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-x-small-font-size wp-elements-6bfdbf52276bb3cc83ae9a4e3d8acc25\" style=\"border-top-right-radius:8px;border-bottom-right-radius:8px;padding-top:8px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:8px;padding-left:20px\">Please note that <strong>changing a Canvas grade posting policy only applies to future grades entered<\/strong>. Switching from <em>Automatic <\/em>to <em>Manual <\/em>does not retroactively apply to grades already released to students. To hide existing grades, you must manually select &#8220;Hide grades&#8221; in the Gradebook column header.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"assignment-level-policy\">Setting a Grade Posting Policy for specific assignments<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>As mentioned, your <strong>Grade Posting Policy<\/strong> should be set to <strong>Manual<\/strong>, but there may be specific assignments you wish to set up automatic grading for. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Provided that the course-level Grade Posting Policy is set to <strong>Manual<\/strong>, and you haven&#8217;t overidden it for specific assignments, all existing assignments will also follow the manual posting policy. When a manual policy is turned on for an assignment, a label saying <strong>MANUAL<\/strong> will appear in the Gradebook column header. Please note that <em>unpublished<\/em> assignments won&#8217;t show this label, but once you publish them, they will automatically take on the course-level <strong>Grade Posting Policy<\/strong> you have set.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"740\" height=\"386\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/10\/grades-manual-column.png\" alt=\"'Manual' indicated in the header of the 'Example Quiz' column.\" class=\"has-border-color has-base-2-border-color wp-image-4959\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/10\/grades-manual-column.png 740w, https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/10\/grades-manual-column-300x156.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow the steps below to change the grade posting policy for a spacific assignment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Select <strong>Grades<\/strong> in the Course Navigation Menu to access the <strong>Gradebook<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Identify the column associated with the assignment for which you wish to change the grade posting policy.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select the three dots in the column header, next to the assignment name, and select <strong>Grade Posting Policy<\/strong>.<br><figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"has-border-color has-base-2-border-color wp-image-4959\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/10\/grade-posting-policy-button.png\" alt=\"Ellipsis indicated and selected next to 'Example Quiz' with the Grade Posting Policy option indicated.\"><\/figure><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>From here, you can check the current posting policy for the assignment. Select the desired policy and then click <strong>Save<\/strong>.<br><figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"has-border-color has-base-2-border-color wp-image-4959\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/10\/grade-posting-policy-automatically-selected.png\" alt=\"Grade Posting Policy open for 'Example Quiz' with 'Automatically' button selected and 'Save' button indicated.\"><\/figure><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>After changing the assignment&#8217;s policy, you will see that the word <strong>MANUAL<\/strong> is no longer present on the assignment column header, indicating that the assignment now follows an <strong>automatic<\/strong> policy.<br><figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"has-border-color has-base-2-border-color wp-image-4959\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/10\/example-quiz-automatic-grading.png\" alt=\"'Example Quiz' indicated, showing that the word 'manual' is no longer present next to it.\"><\/figure><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-89843b1b wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:8px;background-color:#96299e;padding-top:8px;padding-right:8px;padding-bottom:8px;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-133cf375 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0;flex-basis:8%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\" style=\"margin-right:0;margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small)\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/12\/info.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1042\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:30px;height:30px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:92%\">\n<p class=\"has-base-5-color has-base-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-x-small-font-size wp-elements-79ff7e550b509f9dacbec37bcf5767b9\" style=\"border-top-right-radius:8px;border-bottom-right-radius:8px;padding-top:8px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:8px;padding-left:20px\">Please note that if you were to now change the <strong>general<\/strong> Grade Posting Policy (as explained <strong><a href=\"#general-grade-posting-policy\">here<\/a><\/strong>), it would <strong>override<\/strong> any changes you have made to the Grade Posting Policies of <strong>specific assignments<\/strong>. However, as you should keep your general Grade Posting Policy set to manual, this shouldn&#8217;t be a problem.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-da79a4a7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-bottom-color:var(--wp--preset--color--base-2);border-bottom-width:2px;padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-base-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7229d025041ce46067764d4fad1054a6\" id=\"releasing-grades\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0\"><strong>Releasing Grades and Feedback<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>With a manual <strong>Grade Posting Policy<\/strong> in place, staff will need to manually post grades to students. For step by step instructions on this, see:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/community.canvaslms.com\/t5\/Instructor-Guide\/How-do-I-post-grades-for-an-assignment-in-the-Gradebook\/ta-p\/576\">How do I post grades for an assignment in the Gradebook?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Please also note that if a rubric has been completed in Canvas, posting grades will release the rubric as completed by the marker, including the assessor&#8217;s name. For full details on what students see when grades are released, please see:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/managing-and-releasing-grades\/#student-grades-screen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">What do students see in the Grades screen?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-da79a4a7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-bottom-color:var(--wp--preset--color--base-2);border-bottom-width:2px;padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-base-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-97de9ef93a7acc117463076cd435521a\" id=\"releasing-quiz-scores\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0\">Managing the Release of Quiz Scores and Feedback<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also configure the settings on individual quizzes to control whether scores and feedback are released to students immediately or at a later date. It is important to consider this step in addition to the <em>Grade Posting Policy<\/em> settings, as it is possible for students to see their results upon completion of a quiz <em>even if<\/em> a manual policy is selected in the <strong>Gradebook<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>First, navigate to the <strong>Quizzes<\/strong> area in the Course Navigation Menu.<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"251\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/10\/course-navigation-menu-quizzes.png\" alt=\"Course navigation menu with 'Quizzes' indicated and selected.\" class=\"has-border-color has-base-2-border-color wp-image-4970\"><\/figure><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Then, select the name of the individual quiz you wish to edit.<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"553\" height=\"172\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/10\/example-quiz.png\" alt=\"'Example Quiz' title indicated.\" class=\"has-border-color has-base-2-border-color wp-image-4972\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/10\/example-quiz.png 553w, https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/10\/example-quiz-300x93.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 553px) 100vw, 553px\" \/><\/figure><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Now, scroll to the bottom of the page and select the &#8216;<strong>Build<\/strong>&#8216; button.<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"539\" height=\"486\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/10\/quiz-build-button.png\" alt=\"'Build' button indicated.\" class=\"has-border-color has-base-2-border-color wp-image-4973\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/10\/quiz-build-button.png 539w, https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/10\/quiz-build-button-300x271.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 539px) 100vw, 539px\" \/><\/figure><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you select &#8216;<strong>Settings<\/strong>&#8216; as shown, you now have the option to hide results from students (among other settings).<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"572\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/10\/hide-results-from-students-1024x572.png\" alt=\"Quiz settings open with 'Settings' indicated and 'Hide results from students' selected and indicated.\" class=\"has-border-color has-base-2-border-color wp-image-4976\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/10\/hide-results-from-students-1024x572.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/10\/hide-results-from-students-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/10\/hide-results-from-students-768x429.png 768w, https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/10\/hide-results-from-students.png 1306w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The student would then see the following message after completing the quiz, with no results or feedback being dispalyed.<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"318\" class=\"has-border-color has-base-2-border-color wp-image-4263\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/09\/quiz-completion-results-hidden-1024x318.png\" alt=\"Successful quiz submission message, along with a note saying 'Results are not displayed as per instructor settings'\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/09\/quiz-completion-results-hidden-1024x318.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/09\/quiz-completion-results-hidden-300x93.png 300w, https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/09\/quiz-completion-results-hidden-768x239.png 768w, https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/09\/quiz-completion-results-hidden.png 1468w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>It is important to note that even if the student sees the above message, they would <strong>still be able to view their mark in the Gradebook<\/strong> if you have set the Grade Posting Policy to <strong>automatically post grades<\/strong>. Likewise, if the policy is set to manual, the student would <strong>see their grade upon submission<\/strong> if you <strong>don&#8217;t<\/strong> select <em>Hide results from students<\/em> for individual quizzes. However, the grade would not be visible in the Gradebook in this case. <br><br>Therefore, to prevent the accidental release of marks and feedback, it is essential that you do <strong>BOTH<\/strong> of the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-base-5-color\">Ensure that <strong>Manually Post Grades<\/strong> is selected in the Grade Posting Policy.<\/mark><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-base-5-color\">Select <strong>Hide results from students<\/strong> for any quizzes where you do not wish for students to immediately see their scores.<\/mark><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-89843b1b wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:8px;background-color:#96299e;padding-top:8px;padding-right:8px;padding-bottom:8px;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-133cf375 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0;flex-basis:8%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\" style=\"margin-right:0;margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small)\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/12\/info.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1042\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:30px;height:30px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:92%\">\n<p class=\"has-base-5-color has-base-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-x-small-font-size wp-elements-909a8b2bdb70880afce55b02c8ca9faf\" style=\"border-top-right-radius:8px;border-bottom-right-radius:8px;padding-top:8px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:8px;padding-left:20px\">To prevent the accidental release of quiz scores and feedback, ensure that a <strong>Manual Grade Posting Policy<\/strong> is set AND that <strong>Hide results from students<\/strong> is enabled in the quiz settings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This guide covers how to manage the release of marks and feedback via the Canvas Gradebook. We will look at the Grade Posting Policy, where you can control whether grades are posted automatically or manually. We will also cover quiz settings, which allow us to control the release of quiz scores and feedback to students. 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