Discuss three of the twelve specific group task roles. When have you performed these roles in group ...

The 12 group task roles are:
Initiator–contributor Presents new ideas or new perspectives on old ideas, suggests new goals, or proposes new procedures or organizational strategies.
Information seeker Asks for facts and opinions and seeks clarification of the issues being discussed.
Opinion seeker Tries to discover the values underlying the group’s task.
Information giver Presents facts and opinions to the group members.
Opinion giver Presents values and opinions and tries to spell out what the values of the group should be.
Elaborator Gives examples and tries to work out possible solutions, trying to build on what others have
said.
Coordinator Spells out relationships among ideas and suggested solutions and coordinates the activities
of the different members.
Orienter Summarizes what has been said and addresses the direction the group is taking.
Evaluator–critic Evaluates the group’s decisions, questions the logic or practicality of the suggestions, and thus provides the group with both positive and negative feedback.
Energizer Stimulates the group to greater activity.
Procedural technician Takes care of various mechanical duties such as distributing group materials and
arranging seating.
Recorder Writes down the group’s activities, suggestions, and decisions; he or she serves as the memory of the group.

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