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What if we put teachers on the same place? what would you feel being grouped with some jackass?

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Teamwork? Good, until it's not: When working alone works best

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Teamwork. Support. Group (there's that word) synergy. These are all hallmarks of positive business-speak and, one would assume, business practice. They've become the modern calling cards of businessmen who want to appear non-hierarchical, hip, in touch with the new spirit of entrepreneurship. But co...

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Do not let students choose their own groups!!

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Do not let students choose their own groups!!

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W A T C H  O U T  F O R  T H O S E  W R I S T     R O C K E T S

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W A T C H  O U T  F O R  T H O S E  W R I S T     R O C K E T S

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Hi

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Students that can choose their own groups are more likely of producing more quality work. If we choose our own work with people we want to work with we will work better.
(Source: http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/teaching-and-learning/group-work-are-student-selected-groups-more-effective/)

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Maryellen Weimer conducted an experiment where there was 50 groups that were self picked and 34 groups that the teacher randomly chose. Self picked groups got to work fast while the picked groups needed a little more time to get started. In the end both self picked and teacher picked groups did the same about of work and mostly had the same grades
http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/teaching-and-learning/group-work-are-student-selected-groups-more-effective/

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Group projects can help students develop a host of skills that are increasingly important in the professional world.
https://www.cmu.edu/teaching/designteach/design/instructionalstrategies/groupprojects/benefits.html

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Yes Because it helps the students to be comfortable with their friends in the group and makes them to be open and spread the their own ideas.

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Why working individual is better than working with others

https://blog.toggl.com/2013/10/teamwork-rowing-boat-alone/

“Sometimes group work is less productive”

http://www.blog.househuntnetwork.com/working-solo-vs-working-with-a-team/

“Pros:

-In the long run, it’s much better to build your own brand and business.

-You are accountable to yourself and no one else.

-You don’t have to share your commissions and you don’t have to pay support workers’ salaries.

-Your expenses and decisions are your sole responsibility.

-You don’t have to worry about an equally distributed workload and effort between parties.

-Ability to make your own schedule.

-An office to yourself—easier to focus rather than socialize.

-If you want time off, you can take it.

-Monitor your own progress and know who to blame when something goes awry!

-Deal with your clients yourself (as opposed to them interacting with an assistant, etc).

-Know what’s going on and expected at all times.”

http://content.wisestep.com/top-advantages-and-disadvantages-of-working-individually/

“Since there is only one person doing the job, one will find that things are more clear, as there is no confusion…….”

http://bigthink.com/artful-choice/teamwork-good-until-its-not-when-working-alone-works-best

“In three experiments, researchers asked study participants to think of a way in which a partner helped them achieve specific health or academic goals. Those who went through the exercise subsequently planned to spend less time and devote less effort to the goals in question than those who did not. They also procrastinated more before engaging in a relevant task. These results suggest that simply thinking about how others could be helpful in attaining a goal could undermine your own motivation and the effort you are willing to expend toward reaching that goal. Moreover, it might make you put off any goal-related activity to some point in the future, confident as you are that there will be someone there to take up the slack……..”

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/02/080220110323.htm

"Imagine a situation like a complex assembly line," said Welsh If you are doing a particular task and the person across from you is doing a different task, you'll be slowed down regardless of their performance."

http://smallbusiness.chron.com/teamwork-vs-individualism-25597.html

“The pursuit of personal success and happiness is a powerful motivation. The entire capitalist society is based around the assumption that people will further their own interests. If a business can align the interests of the worker with the interests of the business, this increases moral and productivity. Individualism also has been linked to creativity and innovation.”

http://www.shmoop.com/teachers/curriculum/lesson-planning/group-vs-individual-work.html

gain independence to think things through on their own;

improve confidence in working through a problem, even when they don't feel certain about every step;

work at their own level, rather than having to adapt to suit their group members;

practice self-control—both in staying focused on the task at hand, and in having the willpower to avoid turning to a neighbor or asking the teacher for the answer;

get more comfortable taking actions on their own;

gain creativity and effective thinking processes that can apply to problem solving across a range of subjects and types of issues;

http://www.forbes.com/sites/lyndashaw/2015/12/30/why-team-work-and-collaboration-is-not-always-the-answer/#fcf09e61cf6b

“avoid over-reliance on team culture and thinking negatively about those who appear selfish, and appreciate that sometimes individualism is just what we need to foster”

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http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/teaching-and-learning/group-work-are-student-selected-groups-more-effective/
This study has found that the grades may not differ as much between picked groups and assigned groups. However, it does say that people who chose their groups had a better experience. This would then lead to more enjoyment in the project and more dedication to the project if they look forward to it.

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I believe that working in groups chosen by the students are more beneficial than teacher selected groups. As this article states that if students have taken classes with other students before, they will likely chose to work with the ones that they have had success with before rather than just their friends. http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/teaching-professor-blog/better-group-work-experiences-begin-with-how-the-groups-are-formed/

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productivity and creativity can and often increase when working with people you are comfortable with vs not because you are not as afraid to express yourself. http://www.lse.ac.uk/website-archive/newsAndMedia/news/archives/2010/02/friendsinworkplace.aspx

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Working in groups increases productivity and performance. It also enhances your skills to work better with a team.
http://www.le.ac.uk/oerresources/ssds/studyskills/page_85.htm

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http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/teaching-and-learning/group-work-are-student-selected-groups-more-effective/
In a book called "Issues in Accounting Education" , a professor did a study where half the students were in randomly chosen groups and the other half were able to select their groups. While the grades didn't differ, the people in the groups who chose their own groups had an overall more positive experience and got to work quicker because they already knew and trusted each other.

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when people don't know one another they have a tendency to fail because they don't know one another.

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No because working with other people shows and increases your social communication skills; therefore, I believe that we should work other group 

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No because working with other people shows and increases your social communication skills; therefore, I believe that we should work other group 

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Researchers found that employees worked harder when they worked with friends who were more industrious than themselves, compared with when they worked with people who were not their friends.
http://www.lse.ac.uk/website-archive/newsAndMedia/news/archives/2010/02/friendsinworkplace.aspx

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Self selected groups get off to a much faster starts than a randomly chosen one. Although self selected groups had a more positive experience, both groups got the same grade.

http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/teaching-and-learning/group-work-are-student-selected-groups-more-effective/

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This article provides evidence that working in groups they choose is more beneficial to students because it helps them develop skills that can be applied all throughout life.

https://www.cmu.edu/teaching/designteach/design/instructionalstrategies/groupprojects/benefits.html

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Paul Dolan is a professor of Behavioral Sciences, in the department of social policy at the London School of Economics and Political Science. He wrote a book called "Happiness by Design" which has shown that progress and happiness have a positive linear relationship. When assigned partners, most, if not all people will be unhappy with the undertaking of working with the assigned group. If I were grouped with specific people who have an insufficiency of being attentive and reliable in class, there is no doubt that I would be miserable. According to the London School of economics and political science, happiness increases your ability to work under stress and pressure as well as aid in keeping you mentally healthy.