It Is Better To Work In Groups Than As An Individu

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“It is better to work in groups than as an individual.” Critically discuss this statement. A group is two or more interdependent individuals who influence one another, through social interaction. Group work can be defined as “Learning that occurs when person’s work in groups (which can either be large or small) to help each other learn or to make tasks much easier and faster (Secord and Backman, 1974). According to McGraths (2003); “Groups undertake 8 basic activities. These activities include planning, creating, solving problems, making decisions, forming judgments, resolving conflicts, competing and in addition to those performing. Individual work on the other hand would entail each person performing the same tasks on his/her own for the same purpose (s) after which the final grade or outcome would be their own. A few years back, Allport (1924) made the claim that groups were unreal. Rather they were an illusory phenomenon. He made the statement that nobody ever stumbled over a group. Yes, this may be true, but more recent research has demonstrated that groups do have definite boundaries. An even more cogent defense of groups was presented by Lewin (1948), who argued that “groups are real because they have real effects on people.” This is very much true as been in groups throughout my lifetime my perceptions, performances, interpersonal relations and most of all my decisions have been influenced by my group members. Many persons would not doubt agree with the statement that “It is better to work in a group than as an individual.” This is especially the case for those persons who are extremely shy and have to do performances in front of large audiences or large a large class or for those persons who are not good at particular tasks/subjects and for those persons who like to do “easy” work. Other persons on the other hand would not agree

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