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==What is a grouping?==
==What is a grouping?==
A [[Groupings|grouping]] is a collection of groups. One group may be present in multiple groupings or no grouping. Groupings were designed to allow selection of different sets of groups in each activity.


==What is the difference between a group and a grouping?==
A [[Groupings|grouping]] is a collection of groups. If you wish to use groups for two distinct purposes within a course (e.g. one set of groups for splitting a forum discussion by topic, and another set of groups for tutors who will mark Assignment submissions) then you need to put the related groups in a grouping. Otherwise Moodle won't know that the "Bob" and "Sue" groups are different from the "Physics" and  "Chemistry" groups and will try to use all of them at the same time. See [[Groupings]] for an example scenario.
 
Once you have added groups to a grouping, you can choose a grouping for each group-based activity in its settings and only the groups within that grouping will be used rather than all groups in the course.


Group is a set of users. Grouping is a set of groups.
Previously, it was only possible to hide an activity from an individual or a group, by using Groupings. Since 2.7 this can be achieved much more easily (and with more flexibility) by using the [[Conditional activities settings#Group_and_groupings|Conditional Activities settings]].


==Why does a graded activity assigned to a particular grouping only appear in the gradebook for all users?==
==What is the difference between a group and a grouping?==


The gradebook does not currently consider the experimental [[Available for group members only]] functionality. (See MDL-13868 for details.) It is recommended that separate courses are used instead.
A group is a set of users. A grouping is a set of groups. See the above answer to [[#What is a Grouping?|What is a Grouping?]] for more info.


==See also==
==See also==


* Using Moodle [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/view.php?f=320 Groups forum]
* [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/view.php?f=320 Groups forum] in Moodle in English


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Latest revision as of 07:55, 18 June 2015

What is a grouping?

A grouping is a collection of groups. If you wish to use groups for two distinct purposes within a course (e.g. one set of groups for splitting a forum discussion by topic, and another set of groups for tutors who will mark Assignment submissions) then you need to put the related groups in a grouping. Otherwise Moodle won't know that the "Bob" and "Sue" groups are different from the "Physics" and "Chemistry" groups and will try to use all of them at the same time. See Groupings for an example scenario.

Once you have added groups to a grouping, you can choose a grouping for each group-based activity in its settings and only the groups within that grouping will be used rather than all groups in the course.

Previously, it was only possible to hide an activity from an individual or a group, by using Groupings. Since 2.7 this can be achieved much more easily (and with more flexibility) by using the Conditional Activities settings.

What is the difference between a group and a grouping?

A group is a set of users. A grouping is a set of groups. See the above answer to What is a Grouping? for more info.

See also