Instructor view
Recorded score70 / 100
StatusNone
Included in this model's calculation?Yes
Interactive learning tool
Score, Status & Visibility Explorer
Separate three learner-facing dimensions that can look similar in a Gradebook but do not mean the same thing.
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Predict before you change anything
A fictional assignment is worth 100 points. Before you test a combination, predict two things:
- Will the assignment affect the current calculation?
- What will the student be able to see?
Key idea: score, status, and visibility can change independently.
2
Build a Gradebook state
3
Compare the two views
Student view
What is visible70 / 100
Status shownNone
Calculation messageThis assignment is represented
A visible recorded score is represented in the model. No status adds additional context.
4
Test purposeful combinations
Try several combinations rather than changing controls randomly:
Observe: Which change affects the calculation? Which change adds context? Which change affects only what the student can see?
5
Cause for Pause
Interpret the message before deciding what the Gradebook communicates.
- When can a status add meaning without changing a score?
- When can a score affect the calculation even though the learner-facing message is incomplete?
- What changes when information is hidden?
- Where could a student reasonably infer something you did not intend?
Important: This is a conceptual model for examining relationships among score, status, visibility, and representation. It is not a screenshot of the Canvas interface and does not prescribe a universal grading policy.
No responses are stored or transmitted. Reloading the page resets the tool.