12.23日作业 大学往往让学生通过TEAM WORK完成PROJECT,然后给TEAM MEMBER打上同 样的分数,你觉得这样好吗? (08.1.19) Nowadays, universities use various forms to evaluate students, one pattern is to accomplish a given project for a limited period by a team of several stuents, then give the team members the same mark which bases on the quality the project they have finished. Someone alleged that it's unfair because one may spent more time and energy on the task or distribute more while some other is prone to idleness, which will eventually promote bad study habit, prevent innovation and damage the morale. However logical it sounds, it only skins the surface of the problem. I tend to insist that the type of assessment has its reason to some extent.
Firstly, the essential and target of this education style is not to encourage student to achieve a excellent score, but to urge students to learn how to behavior in a team. I won't deny that different person might complete different radio of the job and their capabilities vary. But the mark they get is somewhat meaningless in their future, what benefit them a lot is to have a opportunity to cultivate their team spirit, to cooperate with each other and hang together as a group, to plan and organize, to strive for their common goal. These abilities is indispensable for every teenage to grasp, which are also as appraisal indicators in the job interview when they are out of the ivory tower.
Secondly, no matter how talented and gifted you evaluate yourself, the rule is: your team fail, your fail. As the society today is becoming more and more complex, the fundamental unit of economy is not the individual, but the collective of different size. Personal heroism is no longer prevailing. If one would realize his own value, he must work hard to improve the competitiveness of his team. In other word, only will the team thrive itself and become more profitable and flourishing by all staff's endeavor, its members would gain in both fame and wealth. Thus, this pattern of education assessment is actually a simulation of their future career and help students have everything in readiness for an early start.
Moreover, as the famous saying goes, "one good turn deserves another". At first glance, every team member gets nothing but the same mark. After seriously consideration, we may easily find that the student who is diligent and contributes more to the task has more practice opportunity and quickly enhances his personal qualities. By contrast, the lazy one will regret his inefficiency and idleness one day.
In sum, I do think the above way of education is beneficial for student. It not only help the student adjust to the team work, but also show them the rule of the society and offer a good start. What’s more, it's a valid mean to separate the little successful people from the average.
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