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Re: GR:Many hands make light work, 23rd Sep. 7:30 pm AEST
How do you tell the difference between a group member not participating because they don't care vs. them not participating because they don't feel they can add value to the group? It's not always easy to tell! What would you do in each situation?
It can be really hard to tell and sometimes one member might feel really anxious to contribute or might be scared about asking questions. I think that trying to be as inclusive as you can to everyone really helps out and trying to avoic the "no..." and "yes, but..." responses for praise can stop this kind of worry.
For people who don't care, asking what they expect out of the assignment early on and seeing if there's some kind of agreement you can come to might be the only way to get it sorted. It can be really easy to be negative to these members but if you let them know what the assignment means to you and everyone else or let them know how much everyone needs to do to be recognised in the project they should pick up their game.
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Re: GR:Many hands make light work, 23rd Sep. 7:30 pm AEST
How do you tell the difference between a group member not participating because they don't care vs. them not participating because they don't feel they can add value to the group? It's not always easy to tell! What would you do in each situation?
One way you can tell the difference is whether they are unmotivated in all of their subjects, or just the group work. That could point towards them not caring about the work. If they generally like the subject but aren't participating much, that could be due to them not feeling as though they can add value to the group.
I wouldn't try to force the group member to participate or confront them. If they don't reply to my messages or requests to do the work altogether, I have tried to sort it out with a teacher or tutor.
I agree with @katurian that reassuring them if they don't feel as though they can add value to the group can also be a good option!
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Re: GR:Many hands make light work, 23rd Sep. 7:30 pm AEST
How do you tell the difference between a group member not participating because they don't care vs. them not participating because they don't feel they can add value to the group? It's not always easy to tell! What would you do in each situation?
Another really good reason to check in with quiet and shy group members! If a couple of people are very confident and talkative, sometimes people feel like they shouldn't offer an alternative opinion or that they need to be told to do something Definitely circles back to keeping communication open! @Milkninja222 so right! people might feel like they need to be invited to contribute!
I agree with you there @katurian , having an individual chat seems like it would work better. It can be hard to tell why someone might be holding back from a group task, and asking is the only way sometimes to find out! It might even be the case that someone might have a lot going on in other areas of their life, and it's impacting their group work. So asking them what's up might help. It could mean that for example, some people do more work now, and then other people do more later. Redistributing the workload! haha hope that made sense!
@Decal21 i really like that idea! just having everyone lay their cards on the table and be honest about what they want out of the group work and how it can be achieved!
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Re: GR:Many hands make light work, 23rd Sep. 7:30 pm AEST
Alrighty that's a wrap! It's been such an awesome discussion tonight guys!
Thank you so much for all your insight!
I'm going to head off for tonight, but feel free to keep the discussion going!
If you couldn't make it for the chat tonight, I'd love to hear your thoughts tomorrow!
Thanks for chatting!
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Re: GR:Many hands make light work, 23rd Sep. 7:30 pm AEST
This was such a great chat!
Thanks everyone!
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Re: GR:Many hands make light work, 23rd Sep. 7:30 pm AEST
I can’t reply now, but I will when I find time!
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Re: GR:Many hands make light work, 23rd Sep. 7:30 pm AEST
Hi Everyone, sorry I missed this chat, I was at uni
Oh goodness I just finished two group assignments so this would have been super beneficial before, but I will take everyone's tips on board for next semester.
Here are my answers
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