Educational Psychology / Unit 6 EDP 0522 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Freeloading and Overspecialization
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The idea
Grading only the group invites freeloading, where some members let others do the work; grading only individuals invites overspecialization, where each member learns one piece.
In practice
One student writes the whole report while three coast; or each writes one section and understands none of the others.
Where people slip
Combining group and individual accountability guards against both problems.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
Builds on
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