{"id":81545,"date":"2021-11-05T08:25:21","date_gmt":"2021-11-05T16:25:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/ennounce\/?p=81545"},"modified":"2021-11-05T08:25:49","modified_gmt":"2021-11-05T16:25:49","slug":"students-can-use-canvas-what-if-grades-to-predict-final-grade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/ennounce\/2021\/11\/05\/students-can-use-canvas-what-if-grades-to-predict-final-grade\/","title":{"rendered":"Students can use Canvas &#8216;What-if&#8217; grades to predict final grade"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If professors are recording grades in Canvas, students can enter hypothetical grades for future assignments to see the effect on their final grade. 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