Some drawbacks of group work Group projects can fail, sometimes spectacularly, to achieve their goals, and even damage working relationships, in the short term at least. Students' initial ability to undertake group work varies widely. Group work can disadvantage members of some ethnic or other minorities. Group work can be difficult to tutor. Some students may dominate the group, others may be passengers.
Group work can be hard to assess.
Varieties of group work 'Group work' encompasses a vast variety of activities. Rather than trying to list even some of them, here are a few of the main variables. A group can have as few as two members. The upper limit is bounded by your courage and imagination. Groups larger than six or so will tend to work in sub-groups.