Eight Small Group Competencies        Number of        Satisfactory or        Comments:
                                                                Occurrences Unsatisfactory

Group Task Competencies.

Competency One: Defines and analyzes
problems and issues that help orient
the group to the task at hand.

Competency Two: Participates in the
 establishment of the group goal and
appropriately identifies criteria for
 assessing the quality of the group
outcome.

Competency Three: Identifies solutions or
alternatives to appropriately manage the
problems or decisions the group considers.

Competency four: Evaluates the
solutions or alternatives identified by
group members.

Competency Five: Helps the group stay
on the task, issue, or agenda the group is
discussing.

Group Relational Competencies

Competency Six: Seeks to manage
disagreements and conflict.

Competency Seven: Provides appropriate
supportive comments to other group
members.

Competence Eight: Helps manage
interaction and appropriately invites others
to participate.
 
 

Source:  Beebe, S. and Barge, K.  Small Group Communication.  In William G. Christ (Ed.), Assessing Communication Education (Lawrence Erlbaum Assoc.,1994). Used by permission.