> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.goguardian.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Teacher-Assigned Common Assessments > Assign a common assessment to specific students, control open and close policies, lock settings across teachers, and hide questions before grading. In Pear Assessment, a teacher can assign a common assessment and benefit from the following: assign an assessment to specific students in a class, provide flexibility in testing for students, hide the questions from teachers before grading, and lock the settings, so all teachers must use the anti-cheating or other features you choose. ## Teacher-Assigned Common Assessments In Pear Assessment, a teacher can assign a common assessment and benefit from the following: * Assign an assessment to specific students in a class * Provide flexibility in testing for students * Hide the questions from teachers before grading * Lock the settings, so all teachers must use the anti-cheating or other features you choose Please note that an assessment can be duplicated, resulting in data from multiple versions of an assessment, unless you use District Custom Collections for Enterprise Users. ## Assign a Common Assessment 1. Click **Test** or click on a link if a teacher has shared one. 2. Click on a test. 3. Click **Quick Assign** in the popup. Quick Assign button highlighted with the pointer. 4. Select one or more classes to take the assignment under **Class/Group**. Class/Group highlighted to show the tooltip. 5. Select all or specific students in the class/group under **Students**. If you're selecting specific students, please select them in the field's dropdown. Select all or specific students radio buttons. 6. Select the time when the assessment will be available to students under **Open Date** and **Close Date**. Please note **Use Open, Due and Close Date** sets the same start and end dates. Open and Close Dates for the assessment. 7. Select how the assessment will be made available to students on the open and close dates under **Open Policy** and **Close Policy**. Please note the difference for manual settings: **Open Manually:** Allows the teacher to assign the assessment now but gives access to classes when they are ready. **Close Manually:** Allows the teacher to keep the assessment open until all students finish the assessment. This does not affect reports or data. 8. Click **Assign** in the upper-right corner of the window. Open Policy and Close Policy settings. ## Resources * Common Assessment: Teacher vs Admin Assigning