<!-- Slide 1 --> # Are Group Projects Fair for Evaluating Individual Performance? **Thesis:** With proper design, group projects can fairly evaluate individuals. --- <!-- Slide 2 --> ## Definitions - **Group Projects**: Structured team assignments with roles, processes, and deliverables - **Fairness**: Relative fairness—equitable opportunity to demonstrate strengths - **Evaluation**: Process- and product-oriented assessment using multiple metrics - **Individual Performance**: Hard skills (domain knowledge) & soft skills (communication, leadership) --- <!-- Slide 3 --> ## Why Fairness Matters - No assessment is perfectly “fair”—seek **relative** fairness - Education’s purpose: develop real-world skills, not just rank students - Fair design → trust, motivation, deeper learning --- <!-- Slide 4 --> ## Conceptual Framework 1. **Multifaceted Skill Assessment** 2. **Structured Contribution Tracking** 3. **Real-World Alignment** 4. **Mechanism Design for Bias Control** 5. **SCRUM Case Study** --- <!-- Slide 5 --> ## 1. Multifaceted Skill Assessment - Traditional exams → narrow (memorization, writing) - Group work → broad: communication, conflict resolution, adaptability, leadership - Reveals real-world competencies invisible in solo tasks --- <!-- Slide 6 --> ## 2. Structured Contribution Tracking - **Free-rider risk** solved by: - Peer evaluations (anonymous, weighted) - Task logs & sprint reports - Self-reflection journals - Process data makes contributions transparent --- <!-- Slide 7 --> ## 3. Real-World Alignment - Workplace evaluates teams, not solo heroes - Shared deliverables & interdependent roles mirror professional norms - Cultivates accountability, teamwork, 21st-century skills --- <!-- Slide 8 --> ## 4. Mechanism Design for Bias Control - Apply incentive design: - Weighted peer scoring - Rotating roles (leadership, documentation) - Milestone check-ins - Ensures equity, reduces subjectivity --- <!-- Slide 9 --> ## 5. SCRUM Case Study - Roles: Product Owner, Scrum Master, Development Team - Artifacts: Backlog, Burndown Chart, Sprint Reviews - Ceremonies: Daily stand-ups, retrospectives - Outcome: Transparent, continuous individual accountability --- <!-- Slide 10 --> ## Synthesis & Implications - Group projects + safeguards = **fairer** than isolated exams - Holistic view of performance: hard + soft skills - Prepares students for collaborative workplaces --- <!-- Slide 11 --> ## Conclusion & Q&A - **Key takeaway:** Well-designed group work is both fair and essential - Next steps for educators: adopt peer review, logs, SCRUM elements - **Questions?**