Follow Discussion Rules and Make Decisions Practice Test

Four students are creating a slideshow about renewable energy. It’s due Friday, and they will meet twice before then. The tasks include: researching facts, creating visuals/graphs, writing speaker notes, and keeping track of sources. At their first meeting, everyone starts searching random websites on their own. Two people make the same slide, and no one collects sources.

Which set of roles would best help the group work effectively and meet the deadline?

A group has 40 minutes to plan a class debate. They must (1) choose a debate resolution, (2) split into pro/con teams, and (3) assign who will find evidence and who will write opening statements, all before the bell. They spend 30 minutes arguing about which resolution is “more interesting” without making a list of options or setting criteria. With 10 minutes left, they pick a resolution quickly, but there is no time to assign tasks.

Which change would best improve their process next time?