UW News
Benjamin Wiggins
September 25, 2017
Group project? Taking turns, working with friends may improve grades
![A University of Washington study has found that social dynamics affect student performance on group projects. The more comfortable students are in the group, the better they perform.](https://uw-s3-cdn.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2017/09/04134736/group-work-photo-150x150.jpg)
It has become an almost essential element of academic life, from college lecture halls to elementary classrooms: the group assignment. Dreaded by some, loved by others, group projects typically aim to build teamwork and accountability while students learn about a topic. But depending on the assignment and the structure of the groups, a project…