| Behaviour categories |
Codes |
Description |
Example |
| Planning |
IA |
Initiating activities: Setting up activities such as chat sessions to discuss the progress and brainstorming ideas |
I think [names] let’s list down some main points for the topic first… |
| OW |
Organising work: Planning group work; setting shared tasks and deadlines |
I think it’s better we share out the work. Each person starts elaborating one main point and the rest of us can comment and edit... |
| Contributing |
HeG |
Help Giving: Responding to questions and requests from others. |
To comment on the draft, just do a right click... |
| FBG |
Feedback giving: Providing feedback on proposals from others. |
Good point about giving counselling to the victims. I think add about the consequences of abuse on the children too… |
| RI |
Exchanging resources and information to assist other group members. |
If you go to this link...you can read more about laws that protect battered wives in our country… |
| SK |
Sharing knowledge: Sharing existing knowledge and information with others. |
From what I have read, these victims often end up going back to their abusive husbands… |
| Ch |
Challenging others: Challenging the contributions of other members and seeking to engage in debate. |
What makes you say most women ask for it? Are you stereotyping women? |
| Seeking input |
HeS |
Help seeking: Seeking assistance from others. |
Can anyone help correct my references for newspaper articles? |
| Reflection/Monitoring |
RM |
Reflecting and monitoring on the task: Comments about the writing structures and writing activities. |
After reading the draft again, I think we need to give more examples to convey our ideas clearly. Also let’s use more transitions… |
| Social Interaction |
SI |
Social interaction: Conversation about social matters that is unrelated to the group task. This activity helps ‘break the ice’. |
So how many of you watched the movie? / It’s based on a true story about an abused housewife and how she fought back. Interesting storyline. |
