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How do I move a student into a different group?

You can move students within groups. However, changes should be made before assigning a group to an assignment.

If a student is added to or removed from a group after receiving submissions, the submissions and grades may not align correctly. If a student is added to a group after the group submission, any re-submissions will overwrite the original submission; all previous grades will remain but the Gradebook will show the assignment was resubmitted since last graded. If you want to move a group member with a graded submission, you may want to clone the group set instead.

Note: In group assignments, all students should be assigned to groups before the assignment is published. Grades and submissions may be affected for students who were not in a group at the time of assignment submission but who were later added to a group.

Open People

Open People

In Course Navigation, click the People link.

Open Group Set

Open Group Set

Click the name of the group set.

Move Student via Drag and Drop

Move Student via Drag and Drop

Expand the group where you want to move the student [1]. Click the student's name and drag it to another group [2].

Move Student via Move To Option

Move Student via Move To Option

You can also click the student name Options menu [1] and select the Move To... link [2].

Move Student

Place Student Location

In the Move Student sidebar, click the Place drop-down menu [1]. Select the group where you want to move the student [2].

Move Student

Click the Move button.

View Groups

View Groups

Verify the student has been moved to a different group.