What are Canvas Mastery Paths? 

Mastery Paths allow instructors to customize, differentiate, and scaffold students’ learning experiences based on their performance or choices. Using Mastery Paths, instructors can automatically assign students different Assignments, Quizzes, Discussions, or Content Pages based on their demonstrated understanding of a topic. Students progress through concepts based on their mastery levels, and at their own pace, while the instructor supports them in achieving a deeper understanding. 

Why use Canvas Mastery Paths? 

• Personalized Learning. Mastery Paths create an online learning environment that fosters personalization. Instructors can customize the learning material to match each student’s understanding level to enhance their learning experience. 

• Automatic Grading. Activities can be automatically graded based on student’s performance and needs, saving instructors significant grading time. 

• Enhanced Scaffolding. Scaffolding builds students’ confidence as they move to mastering content. 

• Performance Insights. The Mastery Paths score range provides insights into student performance for needed support efforts on content clarification. 

Learn more about creating Mastery Paths in course modules and how to utilize differentiated assignments. 

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