Benefits When organised and managed effectively by providing support and structure from the outset, group work can be an enjoyable and productive learning experience for all by: breaking complex tasks into parts and steps planning and managing timelines and deadlines delegating roles and responsibilities allowing students to interact with those outside their own social networks developing negotiation and communication skills exchanging ideas and sharing diverse perspectives challenging assumptions promoting a collaborative and supportive learning environment building work-places skills sought by future employers.   Disadvantages Being aware of the following limitations will help you as a teacher design group work projects and what weighting you should give to these if they are part of summative assessments: Learning may be confined to the individual task or element allocated to the team member, therefore students may not acquire overall knowledge of the set topic. Students are often resistant to group assessment. Allocating an overall team mark may compromise individuals' final grade for the unit. Group work often fosters less certainty and predictability. Students lacking adequate guidance and knowledge about teamwork skills may feel overwhelmed. Student contributions to the group task may vary in quality and effort. Stronger or more vocal students tend to dictate and take control of the group task. Conflict and tensions may compromise team coherence and achieving set goals.