Student Evaluation: Small Group Member Roles
Overview
This evaluation should be completed by students AFTER they have completed a group project. This will help them remember the various roles people play in groups, and it will help them learn to think critically as they must justify their answers.
After students have completed a group project, have them fill out the form about the roles they played and the roles their group members played during the project. This will help them not only remember the roles, but also use critical thinking to justify their answers!
Evaluation of Roles
Name: ______________________
Consider the types of roles you played in the last project, AND roles your team members played.
Task Roles:
a. Initiator-Contributor: offers lots of ideas and suggestions; proposes solutions & new directions
b. Information Seeker: requests clarification, solicits evidence, asks for suggestions
c. Information Giver: provides information based on research, expertise, or personal information
d. Opinion-Seeker: requests viewpoints from others; looks for agreement or disagreement
e. Clarifier-Elaborator: Explains, expands, and extends the ideas of others
f. Coordinator: Draws together ideas of others; organizes and schedules meetings, promotes teamwork and cooperation
g. Secretary-Recorder: Takes minutes of meetings, keeps group’s records and history.
h. Facilitator: Keeps group on track; guides discussion; reminds group of goal; regulates group activities.
i. Devil’s Advocate: Gently challenges prevailing point of view for the sake of argument to test and critically evaluate the strength of ideas, solutions, or decisions.
YOU:
Choose 2 task roles you played and explain or describe what you did that justifies these roles.
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TEAM MEMBER (Name):__________________________________
Choose 1 task role a team member played and explain or describe what they did that justifies this role.
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Maintenance Roles:
a. Supporter-Encourager: bolsters the spirits and goodwill of the group; provides warmth, praise, and acceptance of others; includes reticent members in discussion.
b. Harmonizer-Tension Reliever: Reduces the tension through humor and by reconciling differences.
c. Gatekeeper-Expediter: Controls channels of communication and flow of information; encourages evenness of participation; promotes open discussion.
YOU:
Choose 2 maintenance roles you played and explain or describe what you did that justifies these roles.
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TEAM MEMBER (Name):__________________________________
Choose 1 task role a team member played and explain or describe what they did that justifies this role.
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Disruptive Roles:
a. Stagehog: Monopolizes conversation; prevents others from expression their opinions.
b. Isolate: Withdraws from participation; acts indifferent, aloof, uninvolved.
c. Clown: Engages in horseplay; diverts members’ attention from serious discussion of ideas and issues.
d. Blocker: Opposes much of what group attempts to accomplish; incessantly reintroduces dead issues; makes negative remarks to members.
e. Fighter-Controller: Tries to dominate group; competes with members; abuses those who disagree.
f. Zealot: Tries to convert members to a pet cause or idea; exhibits fanaticism.
g. Cynic: Displays sour outlook; engages in faultfinding; focuses on negatives; predicts failure.
YOU:
Choose 1 disruptive role you played and explain or describe what you did that justifies this role.
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TEAM MEMBER (Name):__________________________________
Choose 1 disruptive role a team member played and explain or describe what they did that justifies this role.
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