Posts Tagged ‘social loafing’
November 18 - Solutions to Social Loafing
By: Maryellen Weimer, PhD in Effective Teaching Strategies, Teaching Professor Blog
Social loafing (I do find this bit of jargon amusing), defined as “group members who shirk their obligations in the hopes of benefiting from the work of others. …” (p. 256, a definition cited from previous work). It is one of the aspects of group work that students and faculty find equally distressing. This study tested six hypotheses regarding social loafing. The hypotheses and findings are listed below.
August 21 - Group Work Tip: Make Leaders Accountable for Group Performance
By: Maryellen Weimer, PhD in Effective Teaching Strategies
Faculty who regularly use group work are always on the lookout for new and better ways of handling those behaviors that compromise group effectiveness—group members who don’t carry their weight and the negative attitudes students frequently bring with them to group work.
January 30 - How to Reduce Social Loafing in Your Online Course
By: Rob Kelly in Asynchronous Learning and Trends, Distance Learning Administration, Online Education
Are you having trouble getting your online students to contribute equally to team projects? If so, perhaps you should try varying the membership of these teams because, according to a study by Brian Dineen (see reference below), doing so can reduce social loafing and improve online collaboration.
