Some people would said that each group member should be given different grade after given a group project based on their efforts. However, i believe that it is good that each group member is given the same grade after given a group project for two reasons: it is fair and will help students work efficiently.
To begin with, giving same grade is fair for each group member. This is because each member did their own part in the group project and it is impossible to measure the efforts of each member. Thus, it is fair to give them same grade after a group project. From my personal experience, when i was senior in high school, we were given different grade after a group presentation and there were lots of
complaints because every member of our group did their best and we thought it is not quite fair that one member is given the higher grade than others. This implies that without any standard to measure every effort, students will not understand why it should be.
In addition, it will also helps students work more efficiently and will finally improve their grade. In a group, there must be some students who do their best and students who do not. However, during working on group project, students will have chance to interact with each other and will learn how to respect and appreciate difference between people, how to cooperate with each other as well. Thus, this will eventually helps them develop solidity in a group and will improve their grade soon because the solidity is the most important in group project.
In brief, in order to avoid some complaints and to improve students' work efficiency. giving same grade after a group project should not be underestimated. |