Ingroup attraction, coordination and individualism as predictors of student task group performance

Caroline Kamau

doi:10.1921/gpwk.v20i1.692

Authors

Caroline Kamau

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1921/gpwk.v20i1.692

Keywords:

group attraction, group productivity, individualism, coordination, student task group, group performance, groupwork

Abstract

The impact of coordination, ingroup attraction, collectivism and individualism on group performance was investigated in educational settings. Fourteen groups of British students (N=52) undertook a group task whose marks contributed to their final degree results. Each group had a team captain who kept a group log. Regression analysis found that coordination and individualism were significant predictors of group performance, accounting for 25.7% of the variance. The results imply that individualism in student task groups should involve task-division, giving individual members unique responsibilities, that coordination should be monitored through group logs and that group leaders should have a facilitative role.

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