How to use What If Grades

Canvas What-If Grades process

What-If Grades allow students to calculate their total grade by entering hypothetical grades for assignments.

Key detail: Only students can enter and view What-If scores.

Screen capture of sample student grade Canvas view

The "What-If" tool allows students to calculate their total grade by entering hypothetical grades for all assignments. To test a different score for an assignment, students can click on an assignment grade and enter a score in the score column.

Screen capture of a student grade Canvas view with the What If grade option highlighted

Then the score is hypothetically calculated. Once the experiment is over, the student then clicks the “Revert to Actual Score” button.

Screen capture of a student's view of Canvas grades to revert back to original