Group Critique

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Discussion and Critique Group work is utilized as a means for learning at all levels in educational systems. The underlying goal of group work in educational practice is to serve as an incentive for learning. This incentive prepares students to work as a group in a professional setting. This paper will examine the team’s organization by looking at how the group was formed and how duties were assigned. Next this paper will give an overview about the group’s leadership style and the different roles each group member chose. Furthermore, this paper will critique which elements of the group project worked and which elements challenged the group. Also, the paper will give insight into group work at an agency level; and each group member will …show more content…

It did not take much time for our team to get organized; a GROUPME group was created and we started communicating almost immediately through that app. We did not immediately decide on a population to focus on for this project because. We all had other assignments pressing that needed our full attention. Ideas were considered over GROUPME within a week of groups being assigned. Then we all agreed on one focus for our project after some discussion between all members of our team through the app. Tasks for each part of the project were voluntary. Each member of the team volunteered for a specific section of the assignment. Members also gave reasons behind their choice on most occasions, and the sections they chose usually had to do with their experience and knowledge about that specific task. For the most part, no one really seemed to mind which part they were going to complete for each phase of the project, and everyone was open to pitch in and help if one section ended up being more difficult or time consuming to …show more content…

For example, Amanda held significant experience with Head Start programming and could provide the group with leadership as to the gaps she saw in services and the potential ways a grant could meet the needs of Head Start families. Each member was empowered to be their own leader for the section but accepted constructive criticism from other members to fulfill the mutually agreed upon goal of the group to create a succinct paper meeting all the assignment requirements. All members demonstrated flexibility in roles of the group including organizing, uploading, formatting, critiquing, proofreading, clarifying and supporting other

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