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# Assign Common Assessments

> Assign a common assessment to specific students or classes and configure open and close policies

Teachers can assign a common assessment to specific students in a class, provide flexibility in testing, hide questions from other teachers before grading, and lock settings so all teachers use the same anti-cheating or other features.

<Note>
  An assessment can be duplicated, resulting in data from multiple versions of an assessment, unless you use [District Custom Collections for Enterprise Users](/products/pear-assessment/district-custom-collections-for-enterprise-users-faqs).
</Note>

## Assign a Common Assessment

1. Click **Test**, or click a link if a teacher has shared one.

2. Click on a test.

3. Click **Quick Assign** in the popup.

4. Under **Class/Group**, select one or more classes to take the assignment.

5. Under **Students**, select all students or specific students in the class or group. To select specific students, choose them from the field's dropdown.

6. Under **Open Date** and **Close Date**, select when the assessment will be available to students. Note that **Use Open, Due and Close Date** sets the same start and end dates.

7. Under **Open Policy** and **Close Policy**, select how the assessment will be made available to students on the open and close dates. Note the difference for manual settings:

   * **Open Manually**: Assigns the assessment now but gives class access only when the teacher is ready.
   * **Close Manually**: Keeps the assessment open until all students finish. This setting does not affect reports or data.

8. Click **Assign** in the upper-right corner of the window.

## Resources

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