Argumentative Essay On Group Work

Have you ever been assigned a partner who did not contribute to the assignment due for class? Majority of the time there is at least one person in a group who fails to execute their portion of work completely and successfully. A car runs smoothly with four wheels so a fifth wheel is extra weight that does not help in getting from place A to place B. Fifth wheel students make group projects exasperating, but instead of getting frustrated, students should be grateful for the opportunity to get experience in leadership.
There are many reasons as to why students do not complete their group work. There could be confusion due to the student’s poor attendance: the student does not know about the assignment or how to do it. The student may fail to

Min-Ho (2017) writes, "researchers have identified interventions in academic settings that may increase individual contribution to group work, such as alternating group roles (e.g., being leader, recorder, editor), monitoring participation levels, and conducting peer evaluations" (p. 20). In other words, if people are more likely are held accountable for certain parts, individual progress is recorded, and group members are required to judge how helpful each member was, then the group members are more likely to complete their part of the assignment (Min-Ho, 2017). I have been assigned to multiple random groups for assignment during my first year of college. I usually create group chats to keep everyone informed about due dates and meeting times. Constant reminders do help with time related problems but I often find myself frustrated when students do not complete their work with maximum effort or correctly. When someone does not complete their work, I do it for them because I rather do it myself than have to ask someone else to do extra work. The problem with this method is that I am aiding the person's bad habit of not caring about group work. If I have a group member that completely blows off the project, I will talk with the professor. This usually results in an angered group member and they either get removed from to group or a poor