Free-riding in Group Work - Mechanisms and Countermeasures
(2006) 4:e pedagogiska inspirationskonferensen, 2006- Abstract
- Studies have shown that group work offers great
possibilities for deeper learning compared to some more
traditional teaching formats [1], but it can also lead to some new problems such as free-riding. Different aspects of group psychology and behaviour as well as impropriate group sizes can be used to explain why and how free-riding develops in groups.
With careful course planning teachers can seriously discourage students from free-riding. Especially the grading system should be carefully chosen not to promote free-riding but to stimulate deeper learning
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- author
- Börjesson, Per Ola LU ; Hamidian, Ali LU ; Kubilinskas, Eligijus LU ; Richter, Ulrike LU ; Weyns, Kim LU and Ödling, Per LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2006
- type
- Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- SoTL
- categories
- Higher Education
- host publication
- [Host publication title missing]
- publisher
- Faculty of Engineering, LTH at Lund University
- conference name
- 4:e pedagogiska inspirationskonferensen, 2006
- conference location
- Lund, Sweden
- conference dates
- 2006-06-01
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
- id
- 0e77eebd-46a6-479f-9a6c-d916d406b76b (old id 601724)
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- http://www.lth.se/fileadmin/lth/genombrottet/konferens2006/p_o_b_rjesson_mfl.pdf
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