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Using CodeHS Student Groups

Learn how to create and manage Student Groups in CodeHS. Set up groups for targeted instruction, organize your roster, group students in the gradebook, and more.

Written by Daniel Lim
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Student Groups Overview

Student Groups allow teachers to divide a section into smaller, more manageable subsets of students. This feature helps manage large rosters and focus on specific groups within tools like the Gradebook, Progress, and Quizzes.

Creating and Managing Student Groups

Creating a Student Group

To create a Student Group:

  1. Create a Student Group by navigating to the Roster App.

  2. Select the "Groups" tab

  3. Click on "New Group"

  4. Enter a Group Name

  5. Click "Create Group"

Gif of Creating a Student Group

Viewing and Customizing your Student Groups

The Groups tab in the Roster App includes information on your Student Groups and is where you can customize each group:

  • View how many students are in a Group

  • Change the Color of your Student Group by clicking on the Color Icon

  • Change the logo of your Student Group by clicking on the Student Group logo

  • Change the name of the Student Group by clicking on "Rename"

Image showing # of students in a Group, Changing the Color, Logo, and Name of a group

Gif demoing Student Groups Customization

Add a Student to a Student Group

To add a student to a Student Group:

  1. Click on the group you would like to add the student to

  2. Click on "Add Students"

  3. Search for the student and select the student's name

  4. Click "Add Selected"

Image of Add Students button in the Student Groups Menu

Image of Add Students Selection Screen

💡 Note: A single student can be in multiple groups. Students cannot belong to groups across different sections

Remove a Student from a Student Group

To remove a student from a Student Group:

  1. Find the student you would like to remove

  2. Click on the "x" on the right side of their name

Image of the remove student from group button

Delete a Student Group

To Delete a Student Group:

  1. Click on the group you would like to delete

  2. Click "Delete" on the right side of the group

Gif demoing how to delete a student group

Apps that Use Student Groups

Apps that use Student Groups will have a dropdown menu that allows you to choose a specific group to view. When a filter is applied to view a specific group, the filter will remain active in other apps until it is updated or cleared.

Image of the Groups Dropdown menu

Roster App

Using Student Groups in the Roster App

Organize your roster and view groups of students' progress.

  • Each student in a group has the group icon displayed next to their name in the Group column.

  • A Group Key is also available at the bottom of the page to help identify each icon and display how many students are in a group.

Gif showing how to view Student Groups in the Roster App

Learn more about using the Roster App here.

Badges App

Using Student Groups in the Badges App

  • View a subset of your roster and the badges that they have earned.

  • Organize your groups to easily award badges to its members.

Gif showing how to view Student Groups in the Badges App

Learn more about using the Badges App here.

Realtime App

Using Student Groups in the Realtime App

  • View a specific group of students' realtime activity.

  • Put a single group or multiple groups of students in Focus Mode.

Gif showing how to view Student Groups in the Realtime App and put groups of student in Focus Mode

⚠️ Focus Mode cannot be activated simultaneously for multiple groups if the groups share any students (Even if Focus Mode is activated on the same exercise for both groups)

Learn more about using the Realtime App here.

Gradebook App

Viewing Student Groups in the Gradebook App

  • Organize your Gradebook by viewing a specific group of students.

Gif showing how to view Student Groups in the Gradebook App

Use Student Groups in the By Module tab, By Lesson tab, and By Assignment tab of the Gradebook App by adjusting the Group dropdown menu

Gif showing how to view Student Groups in the the different tabs in the Gradebook App

Learn more about using the Gradebook App here.

Progress App

Viewing Student Groups in the Progress App

  • Use the dropdown menu to view the progress of specific groups of students. View the group's Assignment, Lesson, or Module progress.

Gif showing how to view Student Groups in the Progress App

Learn more about using the Progress App here.

Code Review App

Viewing Student Groups in the Code Review App

  • View a specific group of students' help questions

  • Organize a group of students' assignment submissions.

Gif showing how to view Student Groups in the Code Review App

Learn more about using the Code Review App here.

Quiz Scores App

Viewing Student Groups in the Quiz Scores App

  • View quiz scores for a specific group of students across a single quiz or multiple quizzes.

  • View a group of students' QOTD Responses.

Gif showing how to view Student Groups in the Quiz Scores App

Learn more about using the Quiz Scores App here.

CodeHS Student Groups Video Demo

Student Groups are available as part of CodeHS Pro. To get CodeHS Pro for your school, contact our team at sales@codehs.com.

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