Mind Tools, n.d.a).
“Group Development Tools Practitioners Can Use” (Minahan & Hutton, 2002) is a practical article that lays out a basic model about groups and their behaviors (www.ntl.org/upload/GroupDevelopmentTools.pdf).
Scaled Group Inventory
| Quality | Questions for Groups | Scale: 1–4 (Rarely to Always) |
| Maintain a clear focus. | Are we clear about our desired results in both the short and long term? | |
| Do we have clear and shared criteria for determining success? | ||
| Do we have strategies for getting back on track if focus is lost? | ||
| Embrace a spirit of inquiry. | Do we ask questions for which we have no immediate answers? | |
| Do we search for and honor other perspectives? | ||
| Are we willing to ask questions that might cause discomfort? | ||
| Put data at the center. | Do we use data to calibrate and inform our conversations? | |
| Do we use multiple types and sources of data to add to our thinking? | ||
| Do we have methods for ensuring shared understanding? | ||
| Honor commitments to learners and learning. | Are our conversations student centered? | |
| Do we continually assess our current learning goals (for students and for ourselves as a group)? | ||
| Do we set meaningful goals for our own learning as a group? | ||
| Cultivate relational trust. | Do we clarify and communicate high expectations for ourselves as a group? | |
| Do we make it safe not to know? | ||
| Do our actions reflect our commitments? | ||
| Seek equity. | Do we use structures and protocols to ensure balanced participation? | |
| Do all group members have an equal voice? | ||
| Do we challenge our own preferences and judgments in order to consider other ideas? | ||
| Assume collective responsibility. | Do we believe that our collective action makes a greater difference for student learning than our individual efforts? | |
| Are we willing to be answerable for the choices we are making? | ||
| Do we push past good enough to continually challenge ourselves? |
Self-Assessment Inventory
Maintain a Clear Focus
1. Am I clear about our purpose?____________________________
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2. Is this comment or contribution contributing to our purpose? (Do I really need to say this?)
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3. Should I refocus the group at this point?____________________________
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Embrace a Spirit of Inquiry
1. Am I asking questions to which I have an answer?____________________________
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2. Am I open to the influence of others’ perspectives?____________________________
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3. What might I be avoiding or leaving out?____________________________
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Put Data at the Center
1. How do these data influence my thinking and comments?____________________________
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