Group Work Design
Designs for individual accountability, without which the strongest student does it alone.
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Running it, start to finish
- Confirm the task genuinely needs several people.
- Structure it so it cannot be finished without everyone.
- Add an individually assessed component.
What you get back
The output this produces, every time.
- Asks whether the task genuinely requires a group before designing one.
- Builds individual accountability in, which is the direct fix for free-riding.
- Teaches the collaboration process rather than assuming learners have it.
Getting better results
Where this usually goes wrong, and how to avoid it.
- Make the task too big for one. A task one person could complete is a task one person will complete while the rest watch.
- Always include an individual component. A single group mark with nothing individual is what produces free-riding and the resentment around it.
- Watch the strongest learner. In mixed groups they often become the teacher, which helps them and can leave everyone else passive.
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