“When I was a student, group work made me so nervous,” a professor confided to me over Zoom. “I just did all the work because I didn’t trust anyone else with my grade.” Her story is not uncommon—and ...

You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. In my early years at Clemson University, every semester I would say the two scariest words students ...

Group work is a time-tested strategy in many classrooms, but educators are starting to rethink how to evaluate these projects not just on the content students learn, but the skills they hone to work ...

Working in teams is a common part of the business environment and may be an approach you take as a business owner to achieve certain tasks, fulfill responsibilities or complete special projects. While ...

Everyone has a group project horror story. Maybe you had a classmate who got away with doing none of the work. Or maybe a group member doubled down on doing something incorrectly. For the really ...

Why struggle through setting and assessing group tasks when this teaching approach can present considerable challenges around communication and conflict? These insights offer ways to design tasks that ...

Many students in creative disciplines hesitate to take risks. They avoid untested ideas, stick to familiar techniques and stay within the bounds of what worked before. For educators, this creates ...

Group projects can be a challenge for many students, especially those new to college. They might prefer working alone, worry about others not pulling their weight, or feel group work slows progress.

One of the hardest things for children to do is to take responsibility for the things they control—namely, themselves and their actions. The most successful children are the ones who are able to take ...

On a recent Saturday, I stared at my group’s ongoing assignment for English class, getting lost in thought and wondering if anyone else in my group would work on it over the weekend. As a high school ...

In the business world, the words "group" and "team" seem interchangeable, but smart entrepreneurs realize there are subtle – and important – differences. Recognizing these differences early on will ...