PROS & CONS

Pros & Cons of Group Work in Higher Education Learning

[Zakaria Ramadan / No. 00146878]

[Media Marketing Service]

The Pros and Cons of Group Work in Higher Education Learning2

Introduction2

Task 1 Research Strategy2

Collection of Data3

Ethical Consideration5

Task 2 List of Activities & Project Plan6

Timing and Budgeting7

Task 3 Essay on "Pros & Cons of Group Work in Higher Education Learning9

Task 4 Critical Reflection13

References15

The Pros and Cons of Group Work in Higher Education Learning

Introduction

The process of learning is constructive and active phenomenon. Teachers and students should participate in learning the skills and ideas actively. They should incorporate the novel knowledge into their existing pool of information. Teachers and students require distinct techniques of learning in order to potentiate their skills, as well as knowledge. There are four sections of this paper. It assists to evaluate the pertinent research strategy, important activities and plans of the project, the essay on the cons and pros of the group work in learning of higher education and the critical reflection.

Task 1 Research Strategy

The research study is not a difficult task in the current scenario of information technology. Any person from sitting in any corner of the world can easily access a diverse knowledge available on internet databases. Such databases not only providing the information without time consumption but also these are source of substantial and reliable resources. In addition, there are particular sources, which are not credible. Such sources cannot be used as the reliable source, to utilize for academic purpose. Before commencing the searching, it is important to narrow the topic. Therefore, research should initiate with the basis of background information about the selected area of interest. The searched material will help to recognize the concepts and key points to narrow the topic.

The validity and reliability are the critical elements of the research strategy. The fundamental aspect of research is to create the useful information with the help of existing knowledge or data (Smith et al, 2011, p. 920). It is necessary to utilize the appropriate strategy or technique in order to collect the relevant information. There are four prime parameters to sustain the validity of research strategy and its expected outcomes. These parameters include neutrality, consistency, applicability and truth value. The selected material should be applicable, consistent to the topic and correct. Investigations, cross check of data, and authentic sources are necessary to obtain the truth value knowledge. The selected processes of the research must be specific and should be free from the element of biasness.

The availability of data on the internet is significant, but there is no check and balance. Anyone can publish the article or journal online with no hindrance (Badke, 2011. p.7). Therefore, sometimes it becomes difficult to sort out the substantial and authentic material. In this regard, the other significant issue relates to the ambiguity. To reduce the chances of ambiguity in research studies, the research study conductor must not obtain data from the sites of encyclopaedia such as Wikipedia. Anyone can make changes in the material given on such ...