Well, you sure started a large brush fire!
Quick comments:
1) if the objective is to learn how to function in
a group, then giving all the same grade for the work is a good way to empahsize
the interdependent nature of a group project.
2) Yes, some compalin that they did all the work.
They
At 05:35 PM 4/24/01 -0500, Simon, Steve, PhD wrote:
steve has pointed out, undoubtedly, useful references for us to examine ...
my main point is this: while there are many many activities that are and
can be done in groups ... and we need to train to participate in such ...
there are many many
I didn't mean to imply that competition didn't exist within the public school
classroom. What I meant was that teachers are discouraged from promoting
competition between students. Parents feel that it is psychologically bad
for their child to be in competition and not be a winner. It almost
Dennis Roberts (and others) have made comments and raised questions about
group projects and competition. If you haven't already done so, you should
read a couple of books by Alfie Kohn about this:
Punished By Rewards: The Trouble with Gold Stars, Incentive Plans, A's,
Praise, and Other Bribes
a
of course, if one views group work to be important and, wants a good model
for such behavior, it is not academe for sure! while there is lots of group
activity that goes on, committee meetings off the chart, ... by and large
... when it comes to making decisions about faculty, staff, adminis
At 01:53 PM 4/24/01 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>All though school (elementary, junior and senior high as well as in some
>undergraduate college courses) we tend to discourage competition.
say WHAT??? i would say it is JUST THE OPPOSITE ... do the best you can to
get ahead of the next fell
In a message dated 4/24/01 9:19:16 AM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
<< 1. impossible to get al the projects done that the instructor wants
assigning them to individuals?
2. it is the training on a cooperative effort to get a task done that,
would be difficult to do alone?
the way this is usually done is to assign everyone the same grade ... and
THERE is the rub
i am totally surprised that it has taken you 20 years to encounter this
problem ... i would say you have been a mighty LUCKY person!
we have to distinguish between the goal of the group project ... and t
I have been assigning group projects for about 20 years and have lucky
enough (until this semester) to have few students complaints about their
fellow groups members. This semester I have many, many problems with
groups complaining about members not carrying their fair share.
Up to now while I o
