Below are a couple of possible use cases describing how assignments in Canvas can be matched and then reported as results annotations in Ladok.

Note!

To use results annotations, you must first create them in Ladok before you transfer from Canvas. More information is available in the Ladok Handbook on the intranet.

Example 1: Lab work (or Seminar)
Example 2: Assignments including grades and points
Example 3: Essay (or Project work)
Example 4: Bonus points to a written exam
Example 5: Thesis

Example 1: Lab work (or Seminar)

If your course module in Ladok consists of several assignments it is possible to use results annotations as described below. Eg. if the module named Lab work 2,5 credits consists of Lab 1, 2 and 3.

Create one result annotation for each assignment you have planned for in Canvas. Set the type of the annotation so it will match the type of grade for the assignment in Canvas. Then transfer the result from Canvas to Ladok using the tool Results to Ladok. It is possible to transfer the assignments one by one as soon one assignment is graded or to transfer all the assignments at the same time. In that way all results from Canvas can be stored in Ladok as well.

Screenshot showing the Results to Ladok setup for assignments with laboratory work.

When all of the results have been transferred it is possible to grade the Ladok module in one of the following ways.

Alt. 1: Enter module grades in Ladok

When all the result annotations are in place in Ladok you will get an overview of the students results. Then it will be a bit easier to grade the whole module since all the information needed is in one place - Ladok. It might look like this.

Animation showing how the enter a passing grade in Ladok for students who have passed all assignments.

By just viewing the data it is easy to decide which students should get a passing grade. Select these students, set a grade and a date. Unfortunately, there is no sorting or filtering feature in Ladok to show just those who have passed all assignments. And there is no function for calculation or logic in Ladok.

Alt. 2: An extra "assignment" in Canvas

In order to transfer the a grade from Canvas to Ladok an extra "assignment" must be created in Canvas where a grade can be set. It is only possible to transfer a grade from an assignment and not from an assignment group. This extra "assignment" is an assignment without submission to use just to set a grade directly in the Gradebook without using SpeedGrader. If you use points, assignment groups and the setting "View ungraded as 0", you can use the percentage in the assignment group to decide and enter the grade. There is no automatic logic to decide a grade on an assignment based on results from other assignments. This extra assignment can then be used to transfer grades to Ladok.

Screenshot of the Canvas gradebook showing how to enter a grade for a collection of assignments.

An alternative way to set an overall grade is to use the export and import feature. After creating the extra "assignment" (without submission), do not enter any result or grade in the Gradebook. Instead make an export via Action and Export. Open the file in Excel (if you need help on reformatting the columns, se the guide Fix characters and columns in CSV files for Excel) and let the program calculate the grade in the extra assignment column using the data from the three original assignments. Save the file and then import the file into Canvas Gradebook via Action and Import. The grades from the extra "assignment" can now be used as the basis for the transferring of grades to Ladok.

Screenshot of Excel showing how to calculate the sum and use it to determine a letter grade.

Example 2: Assignments including grades and points

If, in addition to grades, you also want to store points in Ladok, you can do the following. Create the assignment in Canvas including the points, but use the Letter grade setting for Display grade as (both grades and points are then available for the assignment in Canvas). Then create a result annotation in Ladok and set the type to Examination points or Numerical. When you then will prepare a transfer from Canvas to Ladok you have to choose and match the same assignment in Canvas to match both the grade on the module and for the result annotation. The transfer tool will then automatically use the appropriate data for the type of the results annotation - ie. for the grades on the module, the letter grade will be used and for Examination points or Numerical, the points from Canvas will be used.

Screenshot of the Results to Ladok tool showing how to match a single assignment to multiple data entries.

Example 3: Essay (or Project work)

Note!

For thesis courses, see Example 5: Thesis.

In Ladok, there is often a single module (Examination) for a thesis course, but rather often there are several different parts that you want to mark as completed or that the student has participated in. In addition to a grade on the module, it could be a submitted planning report, a submitted draft, participation in a seminar or a completed presentation.

In this use case, you have to create one assignment for the final thesis submission and one or more additional assignments depending on what results annotations you will or have set up in Ladok. When transferring, you then have to match the information between Canvas and Ladok regarding the grades/annotations.

Screenshot of the reporting tool showing multiple assignments matched for result annotations and module grade in Ladok.

Example 4: Bonus points to a written exam

The transfer of bonus points from Canvas can be managed in different ways depending on whether your exam is digital or on paper.

Digital exam

Since the transfer of results from Inspera is blocked if there is an existing draft (or a grade marked as ready) in Ladok, the bonus points must be handled in the following order.

Create an assignment to use for the bonus points in Canvas (graded as points). Let the students complete the assignment and enter the results in Canvas.
Complete the exam in Inspera and transfer the results to grades and examination points to the module in Ladok.
Let the attestant (examiner) remove ready mark for the results so they instead in the draft status in Ladok.
Create a new result annotation in Ladok using the type Numerical and name it Bonus points.
Start the Results to Ladok tool in your course room. Use the Results annotations mode.
Match the results annotation Bonus points to your Canvas assignment. Let the matching on grades be empty.
The tool will show the existing information in Ladok regarding Examination points, Grades and Dates. The annotation regarding Bonus points will be pre-filled with the results from the Canvas assignment. Adjust the grades for the students who received enough bonus points to increase a grade.
Choose to transfer to the status Marked as ready and send a notice to at least one examiner.
The examiner finally certifies the results in Ladok as usual.

Screenshot showing the setup for adding bonus points as a result annotation to an exam module.

Exam on paper

To handle bonus points for a paper exam, you have to create an extra result annotation i Ladok and name it Bonus points. Then create an assignment in Canvas that is graded in points. Once the students have received their results on the assignment i Canvas, you can make the transfer to Ladok by using the tool Results to Ladok (you do not have to wait for the paper exam). Use the Results annotation mode and make sure to match your Canvas assignment to Bonus points from Ladok (not Examination points). Complete the transfer in the Draft status.

The results are then saved for each student in Ladok and when it is time to enter the results from the paper exam, you will see the bonus points and the anonymous code as is described in the guide Results annotations and anonymous grading on the Ladok intranet page.

Screenshot of activity session in Ladok showing previously entered bonus points.

For those students who have received enough bonus points to increase the exam grade, you have to adjust the grade yourself. There is no calculation feature available in Ladok.

Example 5: Thesis

The title field is mandatory to be able to mark a thesis result as ready. But these titles should be entered by an academic officer after having verified that the student has uploaded the thesis to DiVA. Hence, you should only transfer results with the status Draft when it comes to thesis courses. The title field can then be left blank. Any results annotations you would like to use can be managed just as with Example 3: Essay (or Project work). Instead of transferring drafts for grades in thesis courses, you may leave the entire grade reporting process in Ladok to an academic officer.

Screenshot of Results to Ladok for a thesis course with the Title fields left blank and the status set to Draft.