scholarly journals Work in Progress: Promoting Group Work for Learning: Student Characterizations of Exemplary Project Group Members

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jim Borgford-Parnell ◽  
Ken Yasuhara ◽  
Kamal Ahmed ◽  
David Schipf
Keyword(s):  
Group Work ◽  
Work In Progress ◽  
Project Group ◽  
Group Members

Working in Groups: The Importance of Communication in Developing Trust and Cooperation

EDIS ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 (11) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bryan D. Terry
Keyword(s):  
Group Work ◽  
Positive Experience ◽  
Total Group ◽  
Fact Sheet ◽  
Working Together ◽  
Group Members

Working together in groups can be a great experience or one filled with stress and anxiety. The success of group work depends largely on the trust developed among group members and the respect they show each other. When an individual has had a positive experience in a group, he/she is more likely to take risks, ask questions, and share ideas that will benefit the total group. This 3-page fact sheet was written by Bryan D. Terry, and published by the UF Department of Family Youth and Community Sciences, August 2013. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fy1378

Facing Loss of Vision: The Response of Adults to Visual Impairment

1981 ◽  
Vol 75 (2) ◽  
pp. 41-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donna L. Emerson
Keyword(s):  
Group Therapy ◽  
Group Work ◽  
Low Vision ◽  
Psychosocial Problems ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Reactive Depression ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Group Members ◽  
Social Group Work ◽  
Group Experience

Short-term group therapy, using social group work, was utilized to treat the psychosocial problems of two groups of elderly low-vision clients and one group of young adult clients with low vision (N = 24). Group members showed psychosocial movement in three phases: shock, reactive depression, and readjustment. Evaluations measured the change in attitudes before and after group therapy. At the end of therapy, 17 persons, compared to none before the therapy, were at the point of self-acceptance and readjustment. Clinical examples illustrate the interplay of intrapsychic and group-experience factors leading to readjustment.

Group Writing: Student Perceptions of the Dynamics and Efficiency of Groups

1995 ◽  
Vol 58 (2) ◽  
pp. 21-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janet K. Winter ◽  
Joan C. Neal
Keyword(s):  
Student Perceptions ◽  
Group Work ◽  
Group Processes ◽  
Writing Quality ◽  
Student Opinions ◽  
Group Members ◽  
Effective Group ◽  
Student Grades ◽  
Learning And Achievement

Understanding student perceptions of group work should help educators prepare students to be effective group members in the classroom and at work. This study ascer tained student perceptions of their learning and achievement in group situations. The following correlations were determined: (a) There was a relationship between student grades and perceptions of the writing quality as well as perceptions of the amount learned about group processes; (b) there was no correlation between grades and student opinions of the quantity of work achieved, the type of person who hindered the group the most, and whether the student enjoyed the group work.

scholarly journals Engaging students of Engineering & Technology in positive Group Dynamics using randomly generated Instant Virtual Group (IVG) quizzes

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (10) ◽  
pp. 10-43
Author(s):  
Muhammad Yousif Jamro
Keyword(s):  
Group Dynamics ◽  
Group Work ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Engineering Technology ◽  
Entire Class ◽  
Virtual Groups ◽  
Assessment Activity ◽  
Chi Square Test ◽  
Group Members ◽  
Group Member

A quiz template is developed keeping in mind the group dynamics to engage and encourage group work activities among E&T undergraduates. The Microsoft® Excel VBA programming was used to create random instant virtual groups (IVGs) and to select random questions. Although the IVG quiz selects group members randomly, yet the programming enables “controlled” reoccurrence keeping the entire class in alert state (i.e. allowing previous members from other groups to reappear and regroup). During the quiz, a small group cooperatively engaged working towards solution and at the end of each quiz question each group member is peer assessed by entire class following pre-set rules of engagement. At the end of quiz, the analyses are auto-plotted showing individual and group contributions flagging out, the best, good and the poor performers. The developed quiz workbook can be easily adopted for the reuse in any group assessment activity by simply changing the attendance list and question bank. The quiz template was used in piloting an epistemological study of various taught modules at different programme levels in various pathways of MEng-BEng and MSc Engineering programmes. The results of a survey analysing the effectiveness of such IVG quizzes using Chi-square test predicted an overall 71% net positive student’s responses with an average above 59% for various programme levels. Furthermore, the data analysis suggested that Level 4 and MSc cohorts comparatively need more tutor support in their group work as they have limited exposure to group dynamics. The significance of eye-contact and positioning of peers in-classroom randomised IVGs were also studied, which revealed that increasing separation between peers and their obscured locations obstructing their eye-contacts show adverse effects on group homotopy recommending maximum five members in an IVG creating effective cooperative communication. The random IVG quiz is tutor centred activity and mainly designed engaging students in-class active learning, and is suitable for small to medium class size of 30-35, nonetheless, large cohort size can be supported by splitting in batches.

scholarly journals Lectures and collaborative working improves the performance of medical students

2021 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 18-23
Author(s):  
Luís Henrique Montrezor
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Group Work ◽  
Collaborative Work ◽  
Collaborative Group ◽  
Digestive Physiology ◽  
Collaborative Working ◽  
Group Members ◽  
Collaborative Group Work

Snapshot: The use of short lecture classes associated with collaborative group work, which involved the elaboration of a portfolio, with well-defined modalities and objectives, improved the students’ grades and decreased the percentage of incorrect answers on tests. Most of the students believed that the collaborative work contributed to their learning about digestive physiology, and most of them reported being comfortable working in their groups, without feeling dominated by other group members.

scholarly journals Building Entrepreneurial Teamwork Competencies In Collaborative Learning Via Peer Assessments

2004 ◽  
Vol 1 (12) ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter H. Hackbert
Keyword(s):  
Cooperative Learning ◽  
Group Work ◽  
Peer Assessment ◽  
Learning Study ◽  
Study Circles ◽  
Entrepreneurial Team ◽  
Group Members ◽  
Team Project ◽  
Work Cooperative ◽  
Study Teams

Entrepreneurship courses commonly use various kinds of group work, cooperative learning, study circles and study teams. A major challenge of this pedagogy is the unbiased grading of group members based on the accountability of individual performances. This paper provides an approach to using student peer assessment to provide feedback on individual performances within an entrepreneurial team project so that grades may be assigned in an equitable manner within entrepreneurship education.

Chinese students’ group work performance: does team personality composition matter?

2019 ◽  
Vol 61 (3) ◽  
pp. 290-309
Author(s):  
Kwok Hung Lau ◽  
Qian Jin
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Group Work ◽  
Work Performance ◽  
Group Performance ◽  
Chinese Education ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Group Members ◽  
Team Personality

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate if team personality composition has any effect on group work performance of undergraduate students in China. Design/methodology/approach Using a questionnaire based on the Big-Five framework to collect data on personality traits, this study investigated whether in the Chinese education setting overall effectiveness of university students working in groups was related to the different personalities of the group members. Students of two undergraduate business programs jointly run by an Australian university and a Chinese university in Shanghai participated in the research. Findings The findings reveal that aggregated personality traits have no effect on team effectiveness but homogeneity in emotional stability among group members does have a positive impact on group performance. Based on a comprehensive review of studies concerning the Chinese education approach, it is believed that the outcome of this study may reflect to a certain extent the influence of traditional learning method on how university students interact with team members in group work hence affecting group performance. Research limitations/implications This study has surveyed 166 undergraduate students on their personality traits and performance in group work. A larger sample size can help improve the generalizability of the findings. Practical implications The findings of this study shed light on how group work can be used more effectively in learning through proper assessment task design and guidance from the facilitator. Social implications The outcome of this research also provides insight on how group work in higher education can better prepare students for the Chinese workforce. Originality/value While studies on relationship between personality mix and team effectiveness in business setting are plenty, there is relatively little research on how team personality composition can impact on group performance in education especially in Asian countries. This study is one of the first attempts to supplement the inadequacy in this regard.

scholarly journals The Influence of Personality Characteristics on Individual Competencies of Work Group Members: A Cross-cultural Study

Organizacija ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 46 (5) ◽  
pp. 196-204 ◽  
Author(s):  
Georg Kodydek ◽  
Ronald Hochreiter
Keyword(s):  
Big Five ◽  
Group Work ◽  
Work Group ◽  
Business Students ◽  
The United States ◽  
Personality Factors ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
Five Factors ◽  
Group Members ◽  
European Business

Abstract In this article, we investigate how college students and graduates with diverse backgrounds experience working in groups by focusing on their perceptions regarding group work, attribution of leader coaching, and self-perspectives of personality traits. Moreover, this article explores relationships between personality factors (using the Big Five factors) and selected individual competencies from Bartram’s Great Eight Competencies (2005). We furthermore review current management research on competency management, personality, and also identify current trends for young professionals who are about to enter the job market. This study was conducted in an experimental setting at a large European business school. Participants were 80 business students from Austria, Turkey, China, and the United States of America with a fairly even gender split who had to work on tasks in homogeneous and heterogeneous settings. We assess participants’ ratings following Rammstedt and John’s Big Five Inventory (2007) and a modified version of Wageman, Hackman and Lehman’s Team Diagnostic Survey (2005) that we enhanced accordingly. Results are analyzed and discussed with relation to global challenges and developments regarding competencies, diversity, and group work.

Exploring the Effect of Distance: An Experimental Investigation of Virtual Collaboration, Social Loafing, and Group Decisions

2008 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer L. Blaskovich
Keyword(s):  
Group Work ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
Group Performance ◽  
Past Research ◽  
Social Loafing ◽  
Virtual Collaboration ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Virtual Groups ◽  
Impact Theory ◽  
Group Members

Contemporary businesses are rapidly embracing virtual collaboration as a flexible, cheaper, and more efficient method for conducting group work. Past research has shown, however, that virtual groups operate quite differently than face-to-face groups. In this study, Social Impact Theory provides a framework to investigate whether virtual collaboration heightens social loafing—the tendency for individuals to contribute less than full effort to a group. The theory predicts that member distance, inherent in virtual collaboration, increases the propensity of group members to loaf, and decreases group performance. Two hundred seventy-nine participants assigned to face-to-face or virtual groups completed a business resources allocation task. Results suggest that virtual collaboration negatively affects group performance and that social loafing behavior may partially explain this result. The findings imply that organizations should carefully consider whether virtual collaboration can be seamlessly substituted for face-to-face group interaction.

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