---
title: About assignments
intro: 'You can use individual or group assignments in {% data variables.product.prodname_classroom %} to teach students and grade their work.'
shortTitle: About assignments
type: overview
topics:
  - Fundamentals
versions:
  fpt: '*'
---

## About assignments in {% data variables.product.prodname_classroom %}

Assignments are coursework created for students in {% data variables.product.prodname_classroom %}. You can use assignments to test and grade your students, or to help your students practice their learnings.

With {% data variables.product.prodname_classroom %}, you can create individual assignments, to be completed by a single student, or group assignments, to be completed in teams. For more information, see [Types of assignments](#types-of-assignments).

{% data reusables.classroom.about-assignments %}

{% data reusables.classroom.about-feedback-pull-requests %}

{% data reusables.classroom.about-ide-integration %}

{% data reusables.classroom.reuse-assignment-link %}

> [!NOTE]
> {% data reusables.classroom.assignments-classroom-prerequisite %}

## Types of assignments

You can create both individual assignments and group assignments with {% data variables.product.prodname_classroom %}.

### Individual assignments

{% data reusables.classroom.assignments-individual-definition %}

{% data reusables.classroom.classroom-creates-individual-repositories %}

For more information, see [AUTOTITLE](/education/manage-coursework-with-github-classroom/teach-with-github-classroom/create-an-individual-assignment).

### Group assignments

{% data reusables.classroom.assignments-group-definition %} Students can work together on a group assignment in a shared repository, like a team of professional developers.

{% data reusables.classroom.about-teams-in-group-assignment %}

For more information, see [AUTOTITLE](/education/manage-coursework-with-github-classroom/teach-with-github-classroom/create-a-group-assignment).

## Further reading

* [AUTOTITLE](/education/manage-coursework-with-github-classroom/teach-with-github-classroom/use-the-git-and-github-starter-assignment)
* [AUTOTITLE](/education/manage-coursework-with-github-classroom/teach-with-github-classroom/create-an-individual-assignment)
* [AUTOTITLE](/education/manage-coursework-with-github-classroom/teach-with-github-classroom/create-a-group-assignment)