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Purpose and Function of Group Work Group work facilitates peer learning and encourages students to develop collaborative skills

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Purpose and Function of Group Work

Group work facilitates peer learning and encourages students to develop collaborative skills.  Studying collaboratively has been shown to directly enhance student learning by:

• enhancing understanding;
• students learning from one another and benefiting from activities that require articulation and testing of their knowledge;
• providing an opportunity for students to clarify and refine their understanding of concepts via discussion and rehearsal with peers.

 

Group work can facilitate the development of generic skills valued by employers which include:

• teamwork skills (skills in working within team dynamics; leadership skills);
• analytical and cognitive skills (analysing task requirements; questioning; critically interpreting material; evaluating the work of others);
• collaborative skills (conflict management and resolution; accepting intellectual criticism; flexibility; negotiation and compromise); and
• organisational and time management skills.

 

Student Name:		Email.
Group:		Phone No.
1. What were the Group' Rules?
2. Describe Group Meetings
Dates    Locations    Duration     Attendance     Outcome

 

3. Roles Played or Work Undertaken by Each Member

4. Problems Experienced

5. Reflection on Your Group Experience

(Including what you might do differently in another group.)  This can be in bullet points.

 

 

 

6. Peer Assessment of- Individual Contributions
Allocate percentages based on your perception of individual contributions to the group effort.
NAME	QUALITY	QUANTITY		OVERALL
				%
				%
				%
				%
				%
Total                          100%                                  100%                            100%
Justification of assessment mark for each member:   Member One     Member Two     Member Three     Member Four     Member Five
FOR EXAMPLE
NAME	QUALITY	QUANTITY		OVERALL
BEN	20	20		20%
MING	25	30		27.5%
SALLY	10	40		25%
VIJAY	45	10		27.5%
Total                               100%                          100%                              100%