Group Assignments
Latest revision: 2022-01-31
Group work by using Assignments
Creating an assignment for groups is very similar to creating an ordinary, individual assignment. The main difference is that you connect the assignment to a Group set instead of a student. It is therefore good to to start with creating the groups before creating the assignments.
Be aware that a group assignment means that ONE of the students in the group will hand in the assignment. This means that the assignment will be connected to and visible to all the other students within the same group.
Connect an assignment to a Group set
When editing an assignment you will the alternative Group assignment a bit further down among the options.
- Check the box "This is a group assignment"
- Chose the Group set that the assignment should be connected with
- If you want to you can chose to assign grades to each student individually. Usually it is enough to grade the entire group, every group member will see the grade and potential feedback. But if you for instance want to give a different grade to a student that hasn't participated in the group work you need to check the box "Assign grades to each student individually"
Remember to save and publish the assignment!
How does this look for the student?
When a student hands in an assignment for their group it will appear as an ordinary assignment, although a box stating that this is a group assignment will also be visible above the uploading options.
Everyone in the group will be able to see the work that has been handed in och they will also see the feedback you give them unless you have chose to assign grades to each student individually.
When the students have handed in their work
You grade a group assignment just as would grade an ordinary assignment. In SpeedGrader you can see which groups have handed in their assignments. By going to Grades you will see that when grading an group assignment in SpeedGrader, all the students within that group will get a grade.