When questioning the participants of your in-service program on ...

[Charlie]

When questioning the participants of your in-service program on the disadvantages of working in groups, which response by participants would indicate that further teaching is needed? Some of the disadvantages of working in groups include:
 
  a. the fact that working in groups can be time consuming and it can foster dependency..
  b. a potential for personality conflicts and for individual opinions to be influenced byothers..
 c. promotion of ownership of problems and solutions..
  d. inequity of time to share individual information and dependency may be fostered..

Question 2

You have just completed an in-service on the advantages of working in groups. You recognize that further clarification is needed if one of the participants indicated that which of the following is an advantage of groups? Groups:
 
  a. are an easy and inexpensive way to share information..
  b. provide an opportunity for face-to-face communication..
  c. obscures the identities of individual group members..
  d. can facilitate socialization..

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Answer to Question 1

C
Some known disadvantages of group and group decision making are that individual opinions and
thoughts are influenced by others, dependency may be fostered, they are time consuming, there is an
inequity of time available for individuals to share information or opinions, and there is the potential for
personality conflicts. An advantage of groups is the promotion of ownership of solutions and
problems, not a disadvantage.

Answer to Question 2

C
Some known advantages of groups and working in groups are that they are an easy and inexpensive
way to share information, provide an opportunity for face-to-face interaction, and can be a means for
socialization. A disadvantage is that they tend to obscure one's individual identity and may tend to
promote groupthink behaviors.