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HMMM WHAT KIND OF GROUP MEMBER AM I?? I’D SAY FABULOUSLY FUNCTIONAL..

May 4, 2008 at 10:44 pm | Posted in Small Group Communication | Leave a comment

1.) The quality and amount of group production is the responsibility of the group.

TRUE

2.) I am a member of the group.

TRUE

3.) The quality and amount of group production is my responsibility.

TRUE

4.) Goal-setting is a responsibility that I share.

TRUE. I work with my group and we set dates and times to meet together and figure out when and what we will be accomplishing for the week.

5.) I have been instrumental in marshalling resources for the group. 

TRUE. I have gathered information, pictures, and videos for our group Wiki project as well as worked with my other members on finishing tasks.

6.) Members are more important to groups than leaders.

FALSE. I believe that they are equally important in a group.

7.) I am using this class to satisfy my individual and group-irrelevant needs.

FALSE

8.) To be a member in a group means I have to take on one or more roles.

TRUE

9.) If I am in a group, I am either a functional member or an un- or dys-functional member.

TRUE

10.) Our class/group has all the roles necessary to achieve optimum group growth and productivity.

TRUE. I think our class has the ability to achieve a lot.  We have learned a lot about eachother and have progressed a great deal throughout the semester as a group.

11.) Our class/group has not yet generated effective work on the problem of role-requiredness.

FALSE. I believe that we have all fallen into certain roles whether intentionally or not.  We all have specific roles, which are contributing to our class and our group’s final project.

12.) My role(s) in the class/group and different sub-group teams has changed depending on the stage of development. If false, why not, and what does having a static, unchanging role “do” to or for the group?

FALSE. I believe that although some people have taken on new roles, we have all kept similar roles that we designated ourselves with in the beginning.

13.) Improving the group’s quality of functioning requires diagnosing role requirements needed at the current stage of development.

TRUE

14.) I am unsure how to diagnose role requirements needed by my sub-group team

FALSE

15.) I have role flexibility.

TRUE. I have been the recorder when our Shein Team group was observing the fishbowls. I have been the elaborator in my UMass Wiki Traditions group when Angela and I initially came up with the idea and set tasks for ourselves and the team. I have been the energizer in one of the final fishbowls about what our Wiki page was actually going to be about and the need to make a FINAL decision quick

16.) Developing role flexibility is an important objective of group member training. The three roles I flex among the most are: a)ELABORATOR, b) ENERGIZER  and c) RECORDER.  My decision to flex is based upon: I ENJOY THESE ROLES THE BEST AND FEEL THAT I AM TAKING A REAL AND IMPORTANT PART IN THE GROUP WITH THESE ROLES. AN EXAMPLE WOULD BE IN OUR SHEIN TEAMS AND WIKI GROUP WHEN I HAVE SWITCHED BETWEEN THESE DESIGNATED ROLES

17.) My personality and the role(s) I play in groups are the same thing.

FALSE

18.) I never find myself resisting the retraining required to be a functional group member.

TRUE. I obviously experience tension and anxiety at certain times, I think everyone does, but I am able to work through it.

19.) I am highly sensitive to criticism about my functional role in a group.

FALSE

20.) I will do anything possible to make sure everyone feels good, even if it means producing an inferior product.

FALSE

21.) I am sensitive to the operation of member roles in our class/group and in my sub-group teams.

TRUE

22.) I am aware of and conscious about my own proficiency in different functional roles.

TRUE

23.) I can identify several functional roles in any group.

TRUE

24.) I can match the roles required to the stage of development a group is in.

TRUE

25.) I can assess what role I can play best based on changing requirements for the group.

TRUE