To meet deadlines and succeed at a project or task, group members must work efficiently. A group evaluation should prompt members to evaluate how purposely and focused colleagues worked. For instance, ask individuals to answer how frequently a member was distracted and how severely such distractions interfered with his productivity. Also ask if the group member distracted others in the group, inhibiting the whole group's productivity. At the same time, provide individuals the opportunity to answer positively about group members that did not waste time or effort and that stayed focus on the task.
Prompt group members to evaluate each other on the development of ideas. For instance, ask if ideas were suggested by all or only one or a few members of the group. Encourage individuals to answer if suggested ideas were imposed on the group by one or a few, or it the group was able to reach a consensus about ideas. Also, ask individuals to discuss how fully suggested ideas were explored. Encourage individuals to indicate if certain group member's ideas were dismissed unfairly or fairly, based on lack of merit. In addition, ask group members to assess how group members worked together to generate good ideas, providing feedback and improve ideas together.
Group work depends on collaboration and resolution of differences. Ask people to evaluate how well or poorly conflicts were resolved. For instance, ask them to provide an example of how conflicts or disputes were typically settled, if settled at all. Inquire if one person ruled the group or if compromise was achieved. Ask if support for others' ideas and contributions was feigned or genuine.
Encourage group members to evaluate the overall success of the group. Specifically, ask members if the group did or did not accomplish the goal. If the group did not accomplish the goal, ask the member to explain why the goal was not met. On the other hand, if the group did accomplish the goal, ask members to explain why the goal was achieved. For instance, ask them to cite what productive habits or practices the group implemented, how they divided duties and how different tasks were managed. Invite group members to score the group as a whole or individual members on a scale of one to 10. Encourage members to provide any supplemental evaluations or comments.