Explain how Wheelan's integrated model of group development differs from Tuckman and Jensen's five-stage model. Which model do you think is more accurate?

What will be an ideal response?

Answer: Sample response: Both models divide the group development process into stages. The key difference is that the five-stage model says the process is influenced only by a linear progression of time, whereas Wheelan's model says group development is influenced by time as well as the members' experiences with each other. I believe that Wheelan's model is more accurate because human interactions are a complex dynamic. In the five-stage model, people behave certain ways in forming, norming, storming, and performing. However, it is more likely that members don't stick to the "timeline" — for example, they could revert back to "norming" activities after a time spent "storming." Groups are like living organisms that change in response to multiple factors. Wheelan's integrated model is better at capturing this dynamic.