Does It Matter if I Hate Teamwork? What Impacts Student Attitudes toward Teamwork

By E. Pfaff, P. Huddleston. 2003

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Asian students’ perceptions of group work and group assignments in a New Zealand tertiary institution (2008, background): “Social loafing and free riding corrodes other team members’ trust, motivation, morale, and confidence, lowers the team’s expectations for success, derails team goals, causes conflicts and resentment, damages team cohesion, discourages other members’ participation, and impairs team performance (Mulve”
Multicultural influences on group learning: a qualitative higher education study (2008, background): “…and deep learning, creating cooperative structures, building positive interdependence and individual accountability, refining interpersonal skills (Michaelsen & Black 1994; Bobbitt et al. 2000; Hernandez 2002; Pfaff & Huddleston 2003), and promoting higher level learning (Amato & Amato 2005).”
Dealing with free‐riders in assessed group work: results from a study at a UK university (2011, background): “It is unsurprising therefore that higher education institutions strive to develop these abilities in students at all levels (Stevens and Campion 1994 ) and that there are extensive examples of assessed group work (Abernethy and Lett 2005 ; Pfaff and Huddleston 2003 ) which provide rich opportunit”
Attitude toward teamwork and effective teaming (2004, background): “Research shows that the process of developing teamwork is highly complex and when it has not been well managed it has generated in individuals a negative attitude toward teamwork (Pfaff and Huddleston, 2003; Krug, 1997).”
An Examination of Socially Destructive Behaviors in Group Work (2011, background): “It should be noted to students that these different skill sets may be found beyond their normal social or cultural groups (Karns, 2006; La Hay & Mendoza, 1995; Payne & Monk-Turner, 2006; Pfaff & Huddleston, 2003).”
The Comprehensive Assessment of Team Member Effectiveness: Development of a Behaviorally Anchored Rating Scale for Self and Peer Evaluation (2012, background): “Having teammates who free-ride is a major cause of student dissatisfaction with teamwork (Oakley, Felder, & Brent, 2004; Pfaff & Huddleston, 2003).”
The effects of gender on group work process and achievement: an analysis through self‐ and peer‐assessment (2014, methodology): “Other researchers also suggest that social loafing is a significant factor (Fellenz, 2006; Gammie & Matson, 2007) that affects students’ attitudes towards group work (Pfaff & Huddleston, 2003; Stark et al., 2007).”
Effect of Teamwork on Employee Performance (2011, background): “One research study concluded that teamwork is necessary for all types of organization including non-profit organizations (Pfaff & Huddleston, 2003).”
The problem of free-riding in group projects: Looking beyond social loafing as reason for non-contribution (2013, background): “…in the literature that for a number of students, group work can be an unpleasant and preferably avoidable element of study – primarily due to experiences of working in dysfunctional groups (e.g. see Aggarwal and O’Brien, 2008; Dommeyer, 2007; Pauli et al., 2008; Pfaff and Huddleston, 2003).”
Assessing Teamwork Skills for Assurance of Learning Using CATME Team Tools (2014, background): “The Job Outlook 2011 survey, conducted by the National Association of Colleges and Employers, found that the “ability to work in a team structure” was the highest-rated skill that recruiters are seeking in college graduates.”
Benefits and Problems With Student Teams: Suggestions for Improving Team Projects (2006, background): “…Strong & Anderson, 1990; Williams, Beard, & Rymer, 1991) Inadequate Rewards or Poor Grading Schemes (Sheppard, 1995) Behavioral or Attitude Problems (Pfaff & Huddleston, 2003; Sutton, 1995) Inferior Skills (Sutton, 1995) Lack of Leadership (Forman & Katsky, 1981) Specialization of Skills (Batra,…”
Improving Student Teamwork in a Collaborative Project-Based Course (2009, background): “Another difficulty encountered by student learning teams is that of an individual student “hijacking,” a situation in which a member takes complete control of an assignment and aggressively directs the activities of the other students while actively discouraging their participation in any form of de”