From group work to team work: comparative analysis in three european institutions
Résumé
Addressing the complex challenges of sustainability demands for good teamwork
abilities for future technicians and engineers. In our three institutions we adopted
project-based learning to facilitate the development of these skills – but is this
enough? Since group project-based learning involves dealing with complex technical
tasks and at the same time learning to work as a team, we wondered how students
handle this double challenge. By analysing their perceptions, we attempt to identify
what teaching practices could be helpful to shift their experience from groupwork to
effective teamwork.
In this paper, we present the differences and similarities in the way we implement
group projects in our respective institutions. A common questionnaire was proposed
to our students capturing their perception 1) of the value of group project learning, 2)
of their ability to carry out such projects in the future, 3) of the group perception of a
shared goal and 4) of the quality of interpersonal relations within their group. Finally,
we present the results of this first iteration of data collection showing different group
profiles. We discuss the teaching practices that may contribute to sustain students'
motivation for group-work and their confidence in their ability to achieve complex
team projects, first in their academic context and then when facing challenges in
their future employment within a changing world.
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