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!) Ive done many group projects when I was a student, and one of the best things I've seen is for each student to anonymously report how much they feel they contributed to the report and how much their teammates have. Cross referencing these, as well as assigning individual grades, can greatly assist adjusting points according to how much each student assisted and benefitted the project. Some students only do a small section but an important one, like presenting the project, but usually other students will still report a satisfactory performance.