The purpose of this paper was to review some of theresearchonsocialloafingingeneralandthentomakesuggestionsabouthowexperimentalfindingswhichdemonstratehowsocialloafingcanbediminishedcouldbeappliedtogroupworkassignedineducationalsettings.Several strategies that teachers may use to help reduce socialloafingingroupprojectswerediscussedinthispaperincluding identifying individuals with a high need for cognition,consideringthedifficultyoftasks,usingperformancemeasurement,emphasizingvaluableindividualcontributions,limitingthegroupsize,promotinggroupcohesiveness,andusing peer evaluations.