title: The ethical considerations associated with group work assessments.
abstract: Assessments that require students to participate in group work are incorporated throughout programmes in Higher Education Institutions. Ethical dimensions are integral to all assessments including assessments that require students to participate in group work. Assessments should be fair and consideration needs to be given to preparing students and lecturers to undertake group work. Decisions such as group selection and allocation of marks for group assessments are important areas that will influence the outcome of group work assessments. The following article explores the above issues and identifies action points for optimising group work.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing and Midwifery, Health Science Building, North Bank Campus, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland. Electronic address: maria.noonan@ul.ie.
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Noonan
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002755:Choice Behavior; D004506:Education, Nursing / Q000941:ethics*; D004521:Educational Measurement; D004993:Ethics, Nursing; D006126:Group Processes; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology*