The Five Roles I Identified in Me

| Groups also have members who play certain social roles: * Encourager: Praises the ideas of others. * Harmonizer: Mediates differences between group members. * Compromiser: Moves group to another position that is favored by all group members. * Gatekeeper/expediter: Keeps communication channels open. * Standard Setter: Suggests standards or criteria for the group to achieve. * Group observer: Keeps records of group activities and uses this information to offer feedback to the group. * Follower: Goes along with the group and accepts the group 's ideas (Roles in Groups, 1999).

In order to evaluate my role within the group it is important to identify what makes a group. A group must

Whilst it is important to know and succeed in your own role within the school it is also beneficial to have knowledge of others roles within your team and how you all can work effectively together.

- There are three main roles that a group member can fill, each with their own variations: task oriented, socioemotional, and destructive.

Two established research sources for the role conflict and role ambiguity (Newton & Keenan, 1987; and Rizzo, House, & Lirtzman, 1970) were used for this study. An examination of these two sources reveals that while there was much overlap in their content, there were also slight variations in the wording of some items. Rizzo et al., for example, introduced the item ‘I know what my responsibilities are’ while Newton and Keenan

I personally think I took on the roles of co-ordinator, team leader, monitor-evaluator and completer (Hartly, 2010 p.6), for example, I was the first to comment on the wiki and continue with the groups week to week activities to keep the group moving forward. I also kept the wiki up to date, while also making sure everyone was on task with the assessment. Even though it was a long drawn out process, I tried to get everyone collaborating on the group wiki provided and also took the lead to keep in contact with our eLA about the progress of a team, due to complications with team members not showing or disappearing through the

A role is a combined set of beliefs, expectations, and norms. With each role one acquires, their behavior changes to fit the expectations they and others have of that particular role. When

In some of the other activities, I was working as a member however, I have to take control of the situation as I built a general understanding of the group work and do take leadership role in the group whenever required. (Belbin, 2010, pp 65)(Henny, 2008, pp501)

The only thing I don't like about my role is that I have to kill somebody in order to save the day. I have connected my role because when I was assigned the task to look up similar dance pieces that match the tone of my dance . The role of how I save the day and then I get Jaala to be mine is kind of uplifting . The biggest challenge of this role of is making up my mind on what facial expressions I will make and my body language .

1..My groups best role accomplishment was the facilitator, because that person kept everyone in line when we might have gone astray/ off topic.

The 10 I got in this category accurately describes me, because I tend to be actively involved in discussions and trying to get everyone's ideas heard. As a gatekeeper, I encourage and facilitate participation within the group to ensure all team members contribute to the project. I feel the 12 that I got in this category accurately represents me because I am always trying to get everyone involved. As a harmonizer, I manage the group discussions and mediate conflicts while reducing tension. The 12 I got in this category is accurate of me because I manage the group discussion while ensuring conflicts do not erupt. As an initiator, I am efficient in setting group goals and looking for ways to work on these goals. This leadership role describes me somewhat because I do like to take charge when possible. As a summarizer with a 12, I feel that taking notes and summarizing meetings fits me well. I found this to be a surprise because summarizers usually tend to be non-leaders. I generally opt for a more leadership oriented position.

Which roles from “positive and negative member roles” have I taken in past or present group membership?

Within this position there are naturally a huge number of responsibilities related to each of the roles that must be undertaken.  It is therefore important to be clear on what your roles and responsibilities include and what the boundaries of your role are whilst remaining professional at all times.

According to our text there seven positive concepts that represent roles within a team (Manning & Curtis, 2012). Of these roles, I believe that I best fit the encourager and the detail specialist concepts.

Understanding your role as an individual within your organization, as well as the role of other individuals and