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---
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title: About assignments
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intro: 'You can use individual or group assignments in {% data variables.product.prodname_classroom %} to teach students and grade their work.'
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shortTitle: About assignments
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type: overview
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topics:
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- Fundamentals
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versions:
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fpt: '*'
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---
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## About assignments in {% data variables.product.prodname_classroom %}
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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.
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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).
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{% data reusables.classroom.about-assignments %}
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{% data reusables.classroom.about-feedback-pull-requests %}
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{% data reusables.classroom.about-ide-integration %}
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{% data reusables.classroom.reuse-assignment-link %}
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> [!NOTE]
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> {% data reusables.classroom.assignments-classroom-prerequisite %}
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## Types of assignments
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You can create both individual assignments and group assignments with {% data variables.product.prodname_classroom %}.
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### Individual assignments
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{% data reusables.classroom.assignments-individual-definition %}
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{% data reusables.classroom.classroom-creates-individual-repositories %}
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For more information, see [AUTOTITLE](/education/manage-coursework-with-github-classroom/teach-with-github-classroom/create-an-individual-assignment).
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### Group assignments
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{% data reusables.classroom.assignments-group-definition %} Students can work together on a group assignment in a shared repository, like a team of professional developers.
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{% data reusables.classroom.about-teams-in-group-assignment %}
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For more information, see [AUTOTITLE](/education/manage-coursework-with-github-classroom/teach-with-github-classroom/create-a-group-assignment).
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## Further reading
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* [AUTOTITLE](/education/manage-coursework-with-github-classroom/teach-with-github-classroom/use-the-git-and-github-starter-assignment)
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* [AUTOTITLE](/education/manage-coursework-with-github-classroom/teach-with-github-classroom/create-an-individual-assignment)
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* [AUTOTITLE](/education/manage-coursework-with-github-classroom/teach-with-github-classroom/create-a-group-assignment)
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