1. Navigate to the Students page.
2. From the left sidebar menu, click Student Groups.
3. Click the blue NEW button to enter the Group Name, an optional description, and the specific students you would like to add to the student group. You have the option to check the box for Select All Students as well.
4. Remember to click the blue Save button when finished.

TIP:Use a naming convention that includes the academic year, course or group purpose, and term. Examples: "22-23 Robotics Club S1", "22-23 ELA10 Intervention Group S1", or "22-23 Robotics Club S1."

Add Students to a Student Group

1. Click on the title of the student group to open it.
2. Use the blue Add button from the toolbar to enter additional student names.
3. Click the blue Save button when finished.

Remove Students from a Student Group

1. Click on the title of the student group to open it.
2. Check the boxes next to the student names you would like to remove.
3. Click the Remove button from the toolbar.

Student Groups appear in the Reports filters. This allows staff looking across students, classes, teachers, and schools to view data for a group of students without needing to DRILL IN or individually select each student when they want to analyze an assignment report. To use Student Groups within Reports filters:

1. Navigate to reports by either clicking the View Reports tile or selecting Reports from the left sidebar menu.
2. From the Reports page, select the assignment(s) and report you'd like to analyze.
3. Click the Filters dropdown. Select the desired Student Group to filter the report view.

Clone a Student Group

1. To clone a Student Group, click the checkbox and then select the Clone button from the toolbar.
2. A pop-up window will appear allowing you to edit the Group Name or to add or remove students if you like before saving.
3. Once your edits are finished, click the blue Save button to save your newly cloned student group.

Delete a Student Group

1. To delete a student group, click the checkbox and then select the Delete button from the toolbar.
2. A pop-up window will appear allowing you to officially delete the student group. Click the blue Delete button to permanently remove the selected student group.
3. You'll see a green banner temporarily appear in the upper right confirming that your student group has successfully been removed.

There are other ways to drill in to or filter subgroups of students while viewing Gradient Reports:

Drill Into allows staff to check the box next to multiple student names and use the selected subgroup as a filter for viewing reports.

Custom Fields can be imported or synced by a Gradient Leader to provide demographic or other important data to use as filters for viewing subgroups of students.