I am actually running into some group problems myself. I chose to split the group grade in half. Half of the grade is a group grade that I assign based on my observations and the quality of the end of semester group project and presentation, and the other half of the grade comes from their group mates. Each person has an opportunity to give a grade to each of their group mates for participation. I have 7 groups in my class and have run into a problem with one of them. In this group there is one very outspoken member (the others feel they were being ignored), and have since frozen her out of group discussion. She now IS being ignored, and I fear that the others will give her a bad grade regardless of her attempts to participate. This is my first attempt with a group project and I am not confident I am handling it well. -- University of Notre Dame Department of Sociology 940 Flanner Hall Notre Dame, IN 46635 (574) 271-7083 (home) (574)631-7213 (office) (574)850-8062 (cellular)
Quoting Kelly Goran Fulton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > I'm thinking about including some group work in my courses, and would > benefit from some feedback. > > How do you have group members assess other group members (to reduce the > free rider problem)? > Any pitfalls to avoid? > Any tips for success? > Do you assign groups or let them choose group members? > > Thanks for the help! (I need it.) > > Kelly Goran Fulton > Department of Sociology > University of Texas at Austin > >
