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Switch to Student View within a course

You can view a course the same way that your students see the course by using Student View.  While in Student View, you can view course pages and grades, submit assignments/quizzes, and more.

Using Student View creates a Test Student in your course, including in the Gradebook. You can reset Test Student data at any time; however, Test Student activity that involves interactions with other students cannot be removed, such as discussion replies. Test Student data that involves interactions with other students are retained even if the test student is removed from section enrollments.

Attendance, conferences, conversations inbox, collaborations, differentiated assignments, external apps, groups, peer reviews, and profiles do not work for the Test Student. You will see only what you, as the instructor, allow your students to see.

Notes:

  • Each Canvas course has a separate Test Student account.
  • Submissions and scores for the Test Student do not affect course analytics.
  • Student View should not be used to test MasteryPaths in the beta or test environment.
  • Once you activate Student View, the Test Student is shown at the end of the Gradebook and SpeedGrader and is automatically added to every section in your course. If you want to remove the test student completely, you will have to remove the test student from your section enrollments.
  • New Quizzes assessments should be previewed in New Quizzes and not taken as the test student. Test Student attempts cannot be reset and will affect analysis reports.
  1. To open Student View, select the Student View button in the upper-right corner of a page, assignment, discussion, etc.

2. A pink border will frame your viewing window as long as you are in Student View.

3. To clear submissions you have made while in Student View, you can click the Reset Student button.

4. To return to your normal instructor view, click the Leave Student View button.

5. To remove the Test Student from your Gradebook, click on Settings in your course menu and navigate to the Sections tab.

6. Select each section and find the Test Student under Current Enrollments. Place your cursor over the Test Student to see the Remove button (circle with x). Click the Remove button. Be sure to repeat this in each section.

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