Suggestions for Assessing Group Assignments
The average quality of the final submissions may be significantly higher in well functioning teams but simply giving all students the same mark may reward students who contribute the least. Students want a fair and reliable method of attaining their marks and need to be assured that their contribution to both groups outcomes and processes are important. A second guide on group work provides advice on assigning individual grades.
To ensure fair group assessment lecturers at UTS who assess students in groups suggest the following:
- Assess a number of smaller items along the way to ensure that the groups are functioning appropriately and have established effective group processes
- Make a distinction between the product and process of group work
- Group work is best suited to projects that are too large for any one student to complete alone
- Where process is assessed, focus on the different roles students took in the groups