Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: Lazy Group Members There is an issue I have observed in a high school classroom in which students were split up into groups of 6 to do a collaboration project outside of class. In one group, only two members were participating while the other 4 did nothing. Time is ticking and the project due date is quickly approaching. The two participating members of the group have expressed to the teacher their frustrations with the lazy group members. They have tried reaching out to the lazy group members, but they are still not participating. What should the teacher do? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) In group assignments there usually is individual and group grades. Each student should have a role in the group assignment and a title like recorder, researcher etc. If none of this is set up to individualize grades it is hard for grading and for students to know what they are responsible for. I think the teacher needs to set up a checklist of sections of the assignment that are due on specific dates a rubric is also helpful. This way the students who procrastinate will be addressed right away instead of after the majority of the project has already been done by the other group members.                 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: helpful Rated On: October 16, 2017 3:26 am Rated By: aTuraJ                 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: I like this. Each member should have to play a specific role in the project and this should be set in place right away and then have checklists of where they should be in the project along the way. Rated On: October 14, 2018 5:01 pm Rated By: byXyha