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Group Projects. How, When, Where & Why?. What do we know about team project success?. True or False. There is a natural human tendency to work less as group size increases. True or False?. The highest satisfaction with team project learning occurs when students form their own teams.
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Group Projects How, When, Where & Why?
True or False • There is a natural human tendency to work less as group size increases
True or False? • The highest satisfaction with team project learning occurs when students form their own teams
What do you think? • Heterogeneity: • Offers many advantages in teams: creativity, innovation & learning • Can be frustrating at first and have many negatives in group processes • Is not preferable to homogeneous groups for very short-term projects
Choose one… • A group project is better applied to: • Students with varied abilities and/or knowledge • Students with similar abilities and/or knowledge
Choose one… • A group project is better used for: • Students to learn new, complex knowledge • Students to practice skills and/or apply knowledge
Accountability • Accountability raises participation and performance of individuals in teams, so: • Consider using a group grade for the project, plus • An individual grade determined by group members