There is ongoing debate over whether studying in a group is effeicient than alone. Some people might say that studying with other people would distract each other. However, contrary to this notion, I strongly believe that group studying is better. The rationale behind this is that competition with others would make students to work harder, and members in a group can reflect thier drawbacks each other.
First of all, competition among studying member will be a great motivation for studying. This is largely because people usually want to be the first when they have to make outcomes. For example, there was a research conducted in Korea that observed influence among group members. There were three students in a group, one was a boy who was good in math, another was a girl who got little talent than the boy, and the other was a boy who had no interest in this subject. In this test, anyone whose score changed a lot was rewarded. According to the research, the boy who had not had any interest in math received the prize. The boy said that he could make this because he saw his fellows working hard for the achievement. This example shows that studying with others would give members a great stimulus for hard working.
Additionally, studying in groups could be a great opportunity for members to confront their flaws compared to their friends. The fundamental reason behind this is that one's misunderstanding can be fixed by other's ability. In my case, when it was a mid-term season, I had a exam about history of Korean literature, and there were three friends of mine in the same class. While studying, it was not until i talked with my friend with the contents about this subject that I found some problem with my studying that although I could memorize all the authors names and their most popular works, I had no idea about connecting between the era's. From then, I focused on the change of the era, and I helped them with memorizing tiny information. Fortunately, I got A+ in that subject. Therefore, I can be certain that group studying is much beneficial than studying alone. |