Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: Group Project Mr. Phillips has assigned group projects to his science class. He notices that in one particular group one student does most of the work while the other students waste time. He tells the group that they should be sharing the workload. A few minutes after he talks to the students, they go back to the same set-up. How should he grade each student in the group? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) Allowing students to assess their peers with the use of a rubric can allow them to express their concerns in a non-confrontational way. Some teachers do this solely at the completion of the project, but I find it works best when it is done at various stages of the project. This information will allow the group members to understand if their group thinks they are not contributing, and allows the teacher to notice any trends and address them or use the information to justify a student's final grade. Mr. Phillips should also give students time to create plan to divide the workload and have students submit it for his review!