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!) Have you tried the jigsaw collaboration strategy? It works wonders! Everyone of the members have a specific job they are suppose to complete. Maybe even give the group time in class to talk about what they should be working on with their project. Put an emphasis on the importance of having the project done completely, but only grade individuals based on the work they have been assigned to complete. This way, students do not get frustrated with one another and the people that put work into the project do not carry all of the work load.