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  Case: Pitfall in Group Work
You have created a small group project and have intentionally divided the rubric to include some individual grades, but most of the 100 pts are collaborative. You know that a student has not been pulling their own weight in a group and you also wrestle with the fact that by not doing the work he/she has not proven mastery of the skills you were assessing, yet will still earn a passing grade. How do you address this?
Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!)
A solution that I have found to work well when I assign group activities, is to create defined roles for each member in the group. I allow them to chose the role they would like, however, once they select a role, they are held accountable for the duties and responsibilities of that role. I also include the responsibilities of the different roles into the rubric, so students will understand the expectations for their individual role, as well as, their overall group expectations.
 
     
     
  Rating
The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No
The suggested solution is relevant to the case No
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement No
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No
The suggested solution is original No
Comments: I feel as if allowing students to choose their own roles in groups can allow students to not do as much work by design.
Rated On: October 18, 2015 8:23 pm
Rated By: tygaBu
 
     
     
  Rating
The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes
The suggested solution is original Yes
Comments: :)
Rated On: March 19, 2018 3:15 am
Rated By: aJaTyb