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About this paper
Jaderick P. Pabico, Joseph Anthony C. Hermocilla, John Paul C. Galang, Christine C. De Sagun
This study explored perceived social loafing among undergraduate software engineering students in a Philippine university, finding that 91.80% perceived teammates as loafing, while only 1.30% self-reported it. It identifies that lower perceived individual task visibility and contribution correlate with higher self-reported social loafing, and perceived dominance positively correlates with self-reported loafing.
Key insights
- A high percentage of students (91.80%) perceived social loafing among their teammates, contrasting sharply with low self-reported loafing (1.30%), consistent with prior research.
- An individual's perception of their own social loafing decreases when they believe their individual contributions are visible to the instructor and recognized within the team.
- Fairness in grade distribution (distributive justice) negatively correlates with the perception of social loafing by other team members, while perceived dominance from teammates increases self-reported social loafing.
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