Some Strategies for Reducing Social Loafing in Group Projects

John D Rich, Jr.,Darice Owens, Shanae Johnson, Dominique Mines,Kailani Capote

Volume 14 Issue 5

Global Journal of Human-Social Science

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.