Managing Sections

For teachers

What Sections Are

A section represents one group of students taking the same course at a specific time. If you teach CS 101 at 9 AM on Mondays and again at 2 PM on Wednesdays, those are two sections of one course. Sections share all course content — decks, assignments, and grading configuration — but have independent student rosters, enrollment links, and scheduling.

Why Use Sections Instead of Separate Courses

You could create a separate Quizzibility course for each section, but that means duplicating every deck, assignment, and grading spec. With sections, you author content once and it is available to all sections automatically. When you update a slide or add a question to an assignment, every section sees the change. Grades and analytics, however, are section-scoped so you can compare performance across sections or look at each one independently.

Creating and Configuring Sections

When you create a course, Quizzibility adds a default section. You can rename it and add more sections from the course settings page. Each section has:

  • Name — Something students will recognize (e.g., "Section A — MWF 9:00 AM").
  • Date range — The start and end dates for the section. Assignments can be scheduled relative to these dates, and the section will appear as archived after its end date passes.
  • Enrollment link — A unique join URL or QR code for that section. Students who use Section A's link land in Section A, not Section B.

Section-Scoped Data

Most data in Quizzibility is scoped to a section. When you start a live session, you choose which section it is for — only students in that section will see it on their dashboard. Assignment due dates can differ by section, so your Monday class and Wednesday class can have different deadlines. The gradebook shows one section at a time by default, though you can switch between them or view an aggregated cross-section view.

Archiving Sections

At the end of a term, you can archive a section. Archived sections are hidden from the active course view but their data is preserved. Students can still view their past grades and session history. If you teach the same course next semester, create new sections rather than reusing old ones — this keeps rosters and grade data cleanly separated by term.

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