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Groupwork as a form of assessment: common problems and recommended solutions
Abstract
This paper reviews some of the literature on the use of groupwork as a form of assessment in tertiary institutions. It outlines the considerable advantages of groupwork but also its systemic associated problems. In discussing the problems, the paper considers issues such as “free riding” and the “sucker effect”, issues associated with ethnic mix in groups, and the social dilemma problem—in which students face conflicting demands between altruism...
Paper Details
Title
Groupwork as a form of assessment: common problems and recommended solutions
Published Date
Mar 20, 2009
Journal
Volume
58
Issue
4
Pages
563 - 584
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