Grouper has created preset attributes based on common needs and requests from teachers and administrators. Some attributes have special behaviors, like Do Not Group With, while others come with preset values that you can assign to your students.

Special behavior attributes include:

Other presets include:

For basic grouping actions, see the Grouping basics support article.

For import workflow, see the Importing student data support article.

Do Not Group With prevents specific students from being placed in the same group:

1. Open Student list view.

2. Add or edit the Do Not Group With attribute.

3. Click the cell of the target student

4. Set one or more Do Not Group With pairings (actually, _anti_-pairings!).

5. Run automated grouping.

Expected behavior:

Study Buddies keeps specific students together. When you select Study buddies for a student, at least one of the Study buddies will be paired with that student.

1. Open Student list view.

2. Add or edit the Study Buddies attribute.

3. Click the cell of the target student

4. Set one or more Study buddy pairings.

5. Run automated grouping.

Expected behavior:

Roles lets you assign structured responsibilities to each group (for example Moderator, Timekeeper, presenter). Roles can be made visible to students in Live mode so students know their role when they start group work.

1. Add a new attribute in Student list view and select Role

2. Assign roles using the Assign roles button in the Attribute menu, or assign them manually

3. Create groups of the size you want.

4. Click the Spread icon next to the Role attribute in the right-hand control panel.

5. Hover over Role in the right-hand control panel to confirm Role assignments.

6. Click Go live and toggle the Role switch on to make roles visible to students

Grouper provides default roles when you add Role as an attribute. But you can create custom roles, too:

1. After adding the Role attribute, click on the column header for Role in the Student list view

2. Add role names in the Options section of the attribute menu.

3. Delete any unwanted roles

4. To change Role colors, hover over the role and click the arrow to open the color menu

These attributes come with default values you can assign to students. Default values can be added to or replaced with your own — see the Making groups with student data support article for how to customize attribute options.

Gender

Math proficiency: Below, Partial, Meets, Exceeds

ELA proficiency: Below, Partial, Meets, Exceeds

English language proficiency: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Fluent

Primary language: English, Spanish, French, Mandarin

Strong leader: No, Yes

Extrovert/Introvert: Introvert, Extrovert

Lexile level: BR300L through 2000L (full scale, in 100L increments)

When using constraints together with other attributes:

The rule can run in the background once configured in the student list.

This can happen when constraints conflict with class size and grouping requirements.

Use drag and drop to finalize.