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CHAPTERS 9 and 10 Groups
GROUPS What are they good for?
Advantages Disadvantages ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Types of groups ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Group operations
What motivated you to choose your group members?
Group operations ,[object Object]
What conflicts arose as the group decided what to draw and how / who would draw it?
Group operations ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Group Leadership
How did you resolve conflicts?
Group operations ,[object Object]
Group operations ,[object Object]
Once you started drawing, who made suggestions? Who actually did the drawing?
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Communicative Roles ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
How / why did the group disperse?
Group operations ,[object Object]
More on group participants
The Group Participant ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Shared Responsibilites ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Dealing with Difficult Group Members ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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