Understanding student perceptions of group work should
help educators prepare students to be effective group members in the classroom and at work. This study ascer
tained student perceptions of their learning and achievement in group situations. The following correlations were
determined: (a) There was a relationship between student
grades and perceptions of the writing quality as well as
perceptions of the amount learned about group processes;
(b) there was no correlation between grades and student
opinions of the quantity of work achieved, the type of person
who hindered the group the most, and whether the student
enjoyed the group work.
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