{"id":1346,"date":"2020-10-13T15:21:44","date_gmt":"2020-10-13T14:21:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=1346"},"modified":"2025-06-02T16:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T15:00:00","slug":"creating-group-submissions-in-moodle","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/article\/creating-group-submissions-in-moodle\/","title":{"rendered":"Creating group submissions in Moodle"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-ht-blocks-messages wp-block-hb-message wp-block-hb-message--withicon is-style-danger\">This article is only relevant if you are expecting students to submit work in groups. The groups and grouping will need to be set up&nbsp;<strong>BEFORE&nbsp;<\/strong>the assignment opens.<br><br>Please view our <a href=\"https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/article\/create-groups-in-moodle\/\" data-type=\"ht_kb\" data-id=\"1638\">Creating groups in Moodle<\/a> article.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Overview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Assignments in Moodle can be set up to allow groups of students to work collaboratively on a single assignment. A Grader can give all the group members the same grade and feedback or choose to give individual grades and feedback.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to add a Group submission to your Moodle assignment<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you have set up your <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/article\/create-groups-in-moodle\/\" target=\"_blank\">groups<\/a> and created your <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/article\/quiz-activity-setting-up-a-timed-assessment-in-class-test\/\" target=\"_blank\">assignment <\/a>in the DLE as per instructions, you will then need to navigate to the following settings to link your groups\/groupings to your assignment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Sign in to your Moodle account and select the course where your assignment activity is located.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on the \u2018Edit mode\u2019 toggle switch (top-right corner) and then select a section where you would like to place it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on the three-dot button next to the submission point and then select \u2018Edit settings\u2019 from the drop-down list.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"754\" height=\"299\" src=\"https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/01-2025-06-02T155744.630.png\" alt=\"Screenshot of the \u2018Edit settings\u2019 button (highlighted) next to a DLE activity\/resource.\" class=\"wp-image-8198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/01-2025-06-02T155744.630.png 754w, https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/01-2025-06-02T155744.630-300x119.png 300w, https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/01-2025-06-02T155744.630-50x20.png 50w, https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/01-2025-06-02T155744.630-60x24.png 60w, https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/01-2025-06-02T155744.630-100x40.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 754px) 100vw, 754px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"4\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Within the settings of the assessment, under the \u2018Group submission settings\u2019, select:<br>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Yes\u2019 for \u2018Students submit in groups\u2019 as it is not an individual submission. Please keep in mind that any student from a group can submit the work as all of them have the same rights based on their role. It is up to students to decide which group member will be the one who will complete the submission process. If that person is unavailable, another group member can do it instead.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8216;Yes&#8217; for &#8216;Require group to make submission&#8217; which means that only those students would be able to submit work who are allocated to one of the groups that have been created by you. A student who is not attached to any group, will not be able to do so.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2018No\u2019 for \u2018Require all group members submit\u2019 which means that after a group member has submitted the work, the other members will not need to take any further actions. Please keep in mind that this setting can not be changed as it is disabled.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The groupings for \u2018Grouping for student groups\u2019 as your groups are stored in groupings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"561\" height=\"331\" src=\"https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/01-2025-06-02T155839.546.png\" alt=\"Screenshot of the \u2018Group submission settings\u2019 section (highlighted).\" class=\"wp-image-8200\" style=\"width:500px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/01-2025-06-02T155839.546.png 561w, https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/01-2025-06-02T155839.546-300x177.png 300w, https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/01-2025-06-02T155839.546-50x30.png 50w, https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/01-2025-06-02T155839.546-60x35.png 60w, https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/01-2025-06-02T155839.546-100x59.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 561px) 100vw, 561px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"5\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Within the settings of the assessment, under the \u2018Common module settings\u2019, select:<br>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u2018Separate groups\u2019 for \u2018Group mode\u2019 with which you can define the marking allocations. This will add a filter to the grading table. Please make sure you do not use the \u2018Visible groups\u2019 as in that case, the students will see every group, not just their own one. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Grouping, so the correct set of groups will be used for the allocations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For more information about allocating submissions, please read the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/article\/allocating-student-submissions-to-lecturers\/\" target=\"_blank\">following article<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"561\" height=\"365\" src=\"https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/01-2025-06-02T155910.222.png\" alt=\"Screenshot of the \u2018Common module settings\u2019 (highlighted: \u2018Group mode\u2019 and \u2018Grouping).\" class=\"wp-image-8201\" style=\"width:444px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/01-2025-06-02T155910.222.png 561w, https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/01-2025-06-02T155910.222-300x195.png 300w, https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/01-2025-06-02T155910.222-50x33.png 50w, https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/01-2025-06-02T155910.222-60x39.png 60w, https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/01-2025-06-02T155910.222-100x65.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 561px) 100vw, 561px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"6\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Lastly, click on the \u2018Save and return to course\u2019 or \u2018Save and display\u2019 button to finalise your action.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The group settings section is relevant if you are expecting students to submit work in groups. 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