Impact of Team Formation Methodology on Team's Conflict and Effectiveness

Typically engineering experiments are done in teams to allow students to expand their skill sets and be well versed in team dynamics.Students may be facing an overwhelming challenge to their learning and them attainting the course outcomes.This is particularly impacted by the team dynamics.One suggested answer to this pedagogical dilemma is for educators to have a clear idea on how to form teams that are more effective.This research addresses the following questions: What team formation method(s) has proven to be successful?Can identifying student learning styles be an effective means of forming balanced teams?This study investigated various methods typically used by educators to form teams. Examples of these would be random, self-selection, GPA, learning skills, and hybrids of these.