and being penalized
in grading based on other group members’ poor work (n ¼ 52).
Nevertheless, many students liked group work because it offered
the opportunity to share responsibility and ideas with others
(n ¼ 33), thereby lessening their own workload and enabling them
to consider different perspectives (n ¼ 35). Fifteen students indicated
that nothing was good about past group work, but 17
students appreciated collaborating with other students. Scheduling
conflicts (n ¼ 27), difficulties in communication (n ¼ 26), and
uneven distribution of workload (n ¼ 25) were most frequently
cited as past obstacles to successful group work (Table 2).