Allowing Assignment Resubmissions in Canvas

Question

How can I allow a student to resubmit an assignment?

 

Environment

  • Canvas

 

Information

In Blackboard, instructors could delete (clear) a previous student attempt. In Canvas, previous assignment submissions cannot be deleted, but instructors can allow resubmissions or reassign the assignment.

 

Answer

Option 1: Reassign the Assignment

This option is only available for File Upload or Text Entry assignments. Additionally, the assignment still needs to be open and the due date has not passed. 

  1. Navigate to the course.
  2. Click Assignments, then select the assignment.
  3. Click SpeedGrader.
  4. Locate the student by click the student name dropdown in the upper-right corner. 
  5. Click Reassign Assignment.
    • Note: You will first need to leave feedback before you can reassign to student. 

The student will be notified that the assignment has been reassigned and can submit again. The original submission remains viewable in SpeedGrader.

Option 2: Use Assign To

If the due date has passed you can assign the assignment directly to the student. 

  1. Click Edit on the assignment.
  2. Scroll to Assign To.
  3. Add the student’s name and set a new due date.
  4. Click Save.

Option 2: Let Them Submit Again (If Multiple Attempts Allowed)

  1. Navigate to the assignment.
  2. Confirm it allows multiple submissions (by default, most File Upload/Text Entry assignments do).
  3. As long as the assignment is still open (before the Until date), the student can submit again without needing a reassignment.
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