Thank you for trying the Skill Simulator!

This simulated team-based experience is designed to assess teamwork skills.

Out of courtesy to others, please be sure you have 40 min of uninterrupted time before you start.

We are working hard to optimize the quality of this tool and your user experience. The data from this session may be used to further improve the simulation and/or conduct research. We respect your privacy. No information about your identity will be released, published, or shared, unless required by law. Any data used in research will be anonymized and held in strictest confidence.

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Before we begin, please tell us a bit about yourself.

1. I generally prefer to work as part of a team

2. I find that working as a member of a team increases my ability to perform effectively

3. Even when I strongly disagree with my group members, I avoid an argument

4. If given the choice, I would prefer to work as part of a team rather than work alone

5. I often feel frustrated working with other people in a team

Please rate yourself on a 1 to 5 scale (1 being poor, 3 being average, 5 being exceptional) on the following skills.

1. Team Building: Promotes team cohesion and effective team functioning

Sample Behaviours

- Encourages team commitment, team pride, and a sense of shared accomplishment
- Conveys confidence in the team's ability to reach its goals

2. Engaging Team Members: Proactively engages and encourages individual team members to contribute

Sample Behaviours

- Invites and encourages each team members to contribute to the team discussion and effort
- Conveys confidence in each person’s ability to contribute and makes others feel capable and motivated

3. Leading: Fuels team energy and facilitates a positive team atmosphere

Sample Behaviours

- Creates a welcoming environment and conveys energizing and inspiring messages
- Defuses unproductive quarreling and interpersonal tensions between team members

4. Problem Solving: Actively contributes to team’s problem-solving and other task activities

Sample Behaviours

- Participates in the team's problem-solving efforts by offering alternatives, suggestions, explanations, etc.
- Aids teammates when they need help

5. Communicating: Communicates in a polite, friendly, and respectful manner

Sample Behaviours

- Establishes positive rapport when meeting new team members
- Interacts in a polite, respectful, and considerate manner

6. Dealing with Frustration: Maintains composure even when feeling disappointed or provoked

Sample Behaviours

- Calmly deals with all situations and does not express frustration, disappointment, tension, or antagonism toward others, even when feeling justified (e.g., resisted, challenged, blocked, not listened to, ignored, etc.)
- Does not blame others for their mistakes or setbacks that may negatively affect team performanc

7. Finally, how would you rate your teamwork skills overall?

The next series of questions concerns your teammates.

1. Were each of the following members of the team a human or a bot?

Explain why you feel these are humans or bots:

2. How much, do you think, it would have mattered to you whether your team mates in this activity were humans or bots?

3. To what extent, do you think, your behaviours and reactions would have been different if your team members in this activity were humans or bots?

Explain:

Remember: this tool is still under active development. Please rate the report's accuracy (1 being totally off and 5 being spot-on).

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