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Managing Groups

Pawtograder supports group assignments where students can work together on programming assignments. Instructors have full control over group formation, management, and data export.

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Group Assignment Types

Pawtograder supports two kinds of group assignments:
  • Group optional: Students can choose to work alone or form a group
  • Group required: Students must form a group to submit

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Group Formation

When creating a group assignment, instructors can choose how groups are formed:
  • Student-formed groups: Students create and join groups themselves using an invitation system
  • Instructor-assigned groups: Instructors manually assign students to groups
  • Reuse groups: Instructors can reuse group configurations from a prior assignment

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Exporting Group Data

Instructors can export group information to CSV for record-keeping, communication, and analysis.

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Group Export Format

The group export includes comprehensive information about each group: 
GroupName,StudentNames,MentorName
team-alpha,"Alice Smith <alice@university.edu>, Bob Jones <bob@university.edu>",Dr. Johnson <johnson@university.edu>
team-beta,"Carol White <carol@university.edu>, David Brown <david@university.edu>, Eve Davis <eve@university.edu>",Prof. Williams <williams@university.edu>
Export features:
  • Group name for easy identification
  • All student names with email addresses in Name <email> format
  • Mentor/grader name with email address (if assigned)
  • UTF-8 BOM encoding for Excel compatibility
  • Formula-safe CSV escaping to prevent injection attacks
  • Sorted rows for stable, consistent exports

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Student Export with Emails

When exporting student lists, the export now includes email addresses in the same Name <email> format for consistency: 
Student,Section,Status
Alice Smith <alice@university.edu>,Section 1,Active
Bob Jones <bob@university.edu>,Section 2,Active
This unified format makes it easy to:
  • Import contact information into email clients
  • Cross-reference students across different exports
  • Maintain consistent data formats across the platform

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Group Permissions

When groups are formed:
  • All group members have access to the shared repository
  • Any group member can make submissions
  • All group members see the same grades and feedback
  • Late token usage affects all group members equally