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In Pear Assessment, teachers can prevent absent students from accessing an assessment from home to reduce cheating. Once students return to school, teachers can use the Redirect feature to reassign the assessment.

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Mark Absent Students and Manually Open Assessments

You must open the assessment before marking students as absent. Mark as Absent is not available before the assessment is open.
  1. Select Assignments in the navigation menu.
  2. Click the name of the assessment that is not yet open to students.
  3. Open the assessment by clicking Open in the top right corner. This lets students start the assessment.
  4. Select the checkbox next to each absent student’s name.
  5. Click More > Mark as Absent. This prevents the selected students from accessing the assessment.
Mark as Absent menu option.

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Redirect Assessment to Absent Students

  1. Select Assignments in the navigation menu.
  2. Click the name of the assessment you want to redirect.
  3. Select the students who were absent by checking the box next to their name and click Redirect from the menu options.
  4. Complete the Redirect/Re-Attempt Assignment modal and click Redirect. Previously absent students can now complete the assessment.
An absent student is now redirected to the assessment. Redirect settings.
Last modified on August 10, 2026