Note: The
following information is reprinted from my book Teaching English, How To…. Xlibris, 2004.
Question:
What roles do people play when participating in small-group work?
Answer/Quote: David M. Litsey suggests 18 roles that people can play
in a group enterprise. He divides these roles into three categories:
‘Maintenance,’ ‘Task Roles,’ and ‘Self-Serving Roles.’
Task Roles
1. Initiating. Proposing tasks or goals;
defining a group problem; suggesting a procedure.
2. Information or opinion seeking;
requesting facts; asking for suggestions and ideas.
3.Information or opinion giving: offering
facts; stating a belief; giving suggestions or ideas.
4. Clarifying or elaborating: interpreting
or reflecting ideas and suggestions; clearing up confusion; indicating
alternatives before the group; giving examples.
5. Summarizing: Pulling together related
ideas; restating suggestions after the group has discussed them; offering a decision
for the group to accept or reject.
6. Consensus testing: Checking with the
group to see how much agreement has been reached.
Comment:
Attempts at clarifying and reaching tentative conclusions. Again, positive
attitude. RayS.
Next blog:
Self-Serving Roles
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