The affective gains achieved through group learning translate into professional advantages. If the goal of education is to prepare students to function effectively in the workplace, then learning in groups seems to be a necessary part of any classroom experience. Conditions for Effective Group Work Bad experiences with group work occur when certain conditions are not present. Effective groups are built when members feel that they need each other. Another way to foster group interdependence is to provide adequate meeting time in class.
Students often resist group work because they fear a loss of control over their grade.
Group work will be most effective when grades are based both on individual work and group work, including some form of peer evaluation used to determine the quality of each member's contribution. Appropriate composition of groups. Affective gains in student's attitudes toward racial and ethnic diversity can be possible only if students participate in racially and ethnically diverse groups. It's also important to mix up the groups in terms of member assets and liabilities. Putting students together who have had a previous unpleasant relationship can result in conflict, while allowing students to group themselves will almost always result in the formation of cliques within the groups.