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Perusall: Differentiated Assignments

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Typically most assignments in Perusall are assigned to all students. However, Perusall does offer an option for assigning only specific students to an assignment. This is known as a differentiated assignment. Some possible use cases for differentiated assignments include group work, peer review, make-up assignments, extra credit assignments, individualized instruction, and formative assessment.

If you would like to extend the deadline on a certain assignment for some students, and would like the assignment to still be assigned to all students, then extend the deadline for certain students rather than creating a differentiated assignment.

Prerequisite

Create a folder with the differentiated content you would like students to engage with. This folder should contain at least two documents.

Step-by-step Instructions

image showing to select the Add differentiated assignment button located below the Add assignment button
image showing to select the select folder dropdown on the pop-up window, and thenselect the desired folder

You have the option here to differentiate the assignment by students or groups. The example shows the student option. For more information on using groups in Perusall see our article Perusall: Group Assignments.

option showing to select the dropdown for each assignment located below the Assign documents to individual options, and then select the desired student or students to be assigned for each assignment in the select folder
image showing to select the Options button located at the top of the pop-up window between the Content and Scoring buttons
image showing to enter the appropriate information into the Submission deadline, Assignment name, and Instructions for students boxes

Example Instructions for Students: Each of you has been assigned a different article by Altbach to read for this activity. As you read, annotate 3 to 5 key arguments made by Altbach. For each annotation be sure to highlight the argument in the document and create a short explanation of why you selected that argument.

image showing to select the OK button located at the bottom of the pop-up window between the Next Step and Cancel buttons
image showing the newly created differentiated assignments now listed in the Assignments area of the Perusall course page,  the note beneath the title of the assignment and due date is highlighted to show that only one specific student has been assigned this assignment for this example

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