On fair group work
Writing on contribution, accountability, and assessment, grounded in the research, with every source cited.
Why group work hides who did the work
A shared mark is efficient to give and impossible to defend. Here is what the research says happens behind it.
Read →Research · June 2026 · 2 min readThe free-rider problem, and what the research says fixes it
Decades of social-psychology research already names the cure. It is not punishment. It is visibility.
Read →Approach · June 2026 · 2 min readMeasuring contribution without turning it into surveillance
Edit logs can show who did the work. They can also be misread, gamed, and abused. The design is the whole job.
Read →Approach · June 2026 · 2 min readGrading group work you can defend
A fair individual mark needs more than one signal, and it needs to survive an appeal. Here is how to build one.
Read →Research · June 2026 · 2 min readPeer assessment, done properly
Students rating each other is a useful signal and a dangerous one. The difference is entirely in the design.
Read →Approach · June 2026 · 2 min readYour contribution score is not your grade
A contribution number is evidence, not a verdict. Reading it as a grade is the fastest way to make it unfair.
Read →Research · June 2026 · 2 min readIs group work actually worth it?
Done badly it breeds resentment. Done well it is one of the better-evidenced things in higher education. The difference is structure.
Read →Approach · June 2026 · 2 min readAI, pasted text, and keeping group work honest
When anyone can paste a finished essay in seconds, “who wrote this?” stops being rhetorical. Here is how the work stays trustworthy.
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