Can I stop Canvas from making scores for partially graded exams available?

[kat3]

I assign a 5 question essay exam for one of my courses, and these exams obviously take a while to grade. Occasionally I have to take a break from grading when in the middle of grading an exam, with only some of the questions grades. I had assumed that since the exam isn't shown as graded on my screen with a check mark that these in-process grades were not visible to students. However, I just got an email from a student asking why she had only gotten 12/100 on her exam -- I graded one of the five essay questions this morning, but had not yet graded any of the others. I checked, and her exam still shows as not completely graded: 

Is it standard behavior for Canvas to release scores for partially graded exams? Is there a way to stop this from happening? I would prefer not to mute the exam, since then students would have to wait until I had graded the whole class, and there's a possibility I would forget to unmute.

[michellez]

Hi  @keigen974 .  It sounds like you are having trouble because the students are receiving their scores before you want them to see them. Try "muting" the assignment. This will hide all of the grading you do until you choose to "unmute" the assignment, at which point the grades will be released. You will maintain control over when you would like to "unmute." Try reviewing How do I mute or unmute an assignment in the Gradebook?‌ Happy grading! #speedgrader™‌

[kat3]

Muting might be the only solution, but as I said in my original comment, it's one I don't like and don't think should be necessary. I don't want to worry about remembering to mute and unmute all of the assignments I give, and I don't want students to have to wait until I've graded everyone to get their grades.

Canvas can tell the difference between fully graded and incompletely graded assignments -- in my view of the Canvas Gradebook, assignments still show a dash instead of a grade until they are completely grade. I checked, and on my grading column the student's grade doesn't show up as 12/100, it shows as a "-". Since that's the case, why can she see the twelve points at all? I don't know why incompletely graded assignments would be visible to students. That should be the default, or if it's not, we should be able to make it that way.

[amanda_lemaster]

 I know I'm really late to this party but this JUST started happening in one of my remote classes. I have had the same settings, quizzes and questions for several semesters. The first 4 quizzes, students were shown that the quiz was not fully graded yet, but all of a sudden the last 2 quizzes, the grade is being posted without me grading the essay. 

This is driving me (and my students) batty! I'm getting flooded with emails about poor grades and I just have to keep responding with "I don't understand why this has happened in Canvas, but I have yet to grade your essay, so your score will change once that is completed."

I have never muted grades prior. 

Help!