Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Thinking For Yourself - Chapter 7 - Evaluations - Summary
In this chapter is all explain about evaluations. In order to evaluate something, we have to examining, making an estimate on, determining the worth of, and judging something. We need to be aware that sometimes it is possible to make a premature evaluation. We need to be aware that evaluations are not facts. There are different situations that can confuse our evaluation on something. Our own expectations can confuse our evaluation as well as word connotation, propaganda, and hidden evaluation. Connotation and propaganda is something important that you need to focus when making your evaluations. Before making any evaluations, I should examine everything completely and come up with my own evaluation; except for some skilled evaluations. With skilled evaluations, I think it would depend on the situation.
“Thinking For Yourself”: Chapter 7 – Evaluations – Exercise
Exercise – Page 201 – Expectations Influence Evaluation:
1. Neither the liquid nor the taste buds of the person changed. How can you explain what happened?
This guy wants to drink orange juice. He’s expecting the taste of orange juice in mind, so when it was different taste from orange juice, he think it was expire orange juice. He did not check it may be another flavor of juice.
2. What information was missing in the first evaluation?
This man did not check the orange container in the freezer was orange juice. He just judges it was due to the container being orange in color.
3. Describe an instance in which expectations influenced your perceptions and evaluations.
I have had a similar experience when I live in Thailand. I was expecting to drink coca-cola, when I open refrigerator, I found a bottle of cola and I was very thirty. I drink it suddenly. But, it was not taste of cola, it was bitter and spicy. I was split it out. It was a herb juice that my grand mama make it. In all day, I felt terrible in my throat.
1. Neither the liquid nor the taste buds of the person changed. How can you explain what happened?
This guy wants to drink orange juice. He’s expecting the taste of orange juice in mind, so when it was different taste from orange juice, he think it was expire orange juice. He did not check it may be another flavor of juice.
2. What information was missing in the first evaluation?
This man did not check the orange container in the freezer was orange juice. He just judges it was due to the container being orange in color.
3. Describe an instance in which expectations influenced your perceptions and evaluations.
I have had a similar experience when I live in Thailand. I was expecting to drink coca-cola, when I open refrigerator, I found a bottle of cola and I was very thirty. I drink it suddenly. But, it was not taste of cola, it was bitter and spicy. I was split it out. It was a herb juice that my grand mama make it. In all day, I felt terrible in my throat.
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
CRCB - Chapter 9 - PSR Strategies Summary
“CRCB”: Chapter 9 – PSR Strategies Summary
This chapter guild technique for the reader how the PSR method works when applied to your readings. PSR are from Preview, Study-Read, and Review Strategies.
First step, Preview steps:
1. You skim your reading – Reading quickly, skipping details and focus on title of chapter, introduction, subhead and summary.
2. Develop some questions that you can ask yourself – Turn the headings or subheading into questions. This will make you more engaged in your reading. As you are reading you will be searching for the answers to your questions.
3. Predict content – Predict what you think a reading assignment will be about based on the information you have gathered and questions you have developed.
Second step, Study-Read steps:
1. Read and ask questions – Turn heading/subheading into question and look for the answers to those questions.
2. Make sure you understand what you’re reading – Read one part at a time and read either from heading to heading or for more challenging material from paragraph.
3. Monitor your reading - This means to see what things you don’t understand and what questions still remain unanswered.
4. Determine the main ideas– As you finish of each section of your reading, stop and determine what the main idea of part is.
Third step, Review steps:
1. Assess your understanding of what you read on entire reading assignment - You do this by summarizing what you read, Attach new information to old information and Comprehension check.
2. Clarify any confusing areas that you may still have. You do this by asking your teachers, other students and any other resources available to you.
Then you should be able to assess your understanding of what you just read. If there are any parts of the reading that are still unclear, you should have your questions answered. Maybe you will just need to re-read the part that is unclear to you. Or maybe you will need to ask your instructor or classmate for some help. It is very important to understand what you read though. Out of this chapter I learned some ways that can make me more engaged in my readings. I will try to ask myself some questions in my readings. Hopefully that will make me concentrate more on what I am reading. Sometimes I find it hard to stay focused on certain reading material. Maybe this will help.
This chapter guild technique for the reader how the PSR method works when applied to your readings. PSR are from Preview, Study-Read, and Review Strategies.
First step, Preview steps:
1. You skim your reading – Reading quickly, skipping details and focus on title of chapter, introduction, subhead and summary.
2. Develop some questions that you can ask yourself – Turn the headings or subheading into questions. This will make you more engaged in your reading. As you are reading you will be searching for the answers to your questions.
3. Predict content – Predict what you think a reading assignment will be about based on the information you have gathered and questions you have developed.
Second step, Study-Read steps:
1. Read and ask questions – Turn heading/subheading into question and look for the answers to those questions.
2. Make sure you understand what you’re reading – Read one part at a time and read either from heading to heading or for more challenging material from paragraph.
3. Monitor your reading - This means to see what things you don’t understand and what questions still remain unanswered.
4. Determine the main ideas– As you finish of each section of your reading, stop and determine what the main idea of part is.
Third step, Review steps:
1. Assess your understanding of what you read on entire reading assignment - You do this by summarizing what you read, Attach new information to old information and Comprehension check.
2. Clarify any confusing areas that you may still have. You do this by asking your teachers, other students and any other resources available to you.
Then you should be able to assess your understanding of what you just read. If there are any parts of the reading that are still unclear, you should have your questions answered. Maybe you will just need to re-read the part that is unclear to you. Or maybe you will need to ask your instructor or classmate for some help. It is very important to understand what you read though. Out of this chapter I learned some ways that can make me more engaged in my readings. I will try to ask myself some questions in my readings. Hopefully that will make me concentrate more on what I am reading. Sometimes I find it hard to stay focused on certain reading material. Maybe this will help.
TFY - Chapter 6 - Opinions - Exercise
“TFY”: Chapter 6 – Opinions – Exercise
Exercise – Page 177 – Evaluating Opinions:
Rate the following opinions as:
A. An opinion I would accept and act on
B. Worthy of Consideration
C. I’d want another opinion
D. Forget It!
1. Your doctor says you need surgery immediately. A
2. A psychiatrist testifies in court that the defendant is not guilty by reason of insanity. B
3. The weather forecaster says it will rain tomorrow. A
4. Your attorney says you should sue your neighbor for damages. B
5. You want to rent an apartment but the neighbor next door says the landlord is a weirdo. C
6. Your best friend tells you your fiancée is tacky. D
7. Your English instructor says you don’t know how to think and should see a psychiatrist. D
8. Your astrologer tells you not to go on any long trips in May. D
9. The judge says you are guilty of driving under the influence of alcohol. A
10. An engineer says you can prevent your basement from flooding by blasting holes for drainage in your foundation. A
11. Your utility energy advisor says you can conserve energy by having your floors insulated. B
12. A Pentagon general advises bombing Mexico. D
Exercise – Page 177 – Evaluating Opinions:
Rate the following opinions as:
A. An opinion I would accept and act on
B. Worthy of Consideration
C. I’d want another opinion
D. Forget It!
1. Your doctor says you need surgery immediately. A
2. A psychiatrist testifies in court that the defendant is not guilty by reason of insanity. B
3. The weather forecaster says it will rain tomorrow. A
4. Your attorney says you should sue your neighbor for damages. B
5. You want to rent an apartment but the neighbor next door says the landlord is a weirdo. C
6. Your best friend tells you your fiancée is tacky. D
7. Your English instructor says you don’t know how to think and should see a psychiatrist. D
8. Your astrologer tells you not to go on any long trips in May. D
9. The judge says you are guilty of driving under the influence of alcohol. A
10. An engineer says you can prevent your basement from flooding by blasting holes for drainage in your foundation. A
11. Your utility energy advisor says you can conserve energy by having your floors insulated. B
12. A Pentagon general advises bombing Mexico. D
TFY - Chapter 6 - Opinions - Summary
“TFY”: Chapter 6 – Opinions – Summary
This chapter is all about opinions and the many types of them. Different types of opinions include judgments, advice, generalizations, personal preference and public sentiment.
• Judgment opinion would be saying that something is good or bad or right or wrong.
• Advice opinion is telling someone something they should or should not do.
• Generalization opinion are suggested something that can be taken for truth.
• Personal preferences are things you personally like or dislike.
• Public sentiments are normally taken by polling the public and finding their opinions.
On top of having different types of opinions, there is also the determination if opinions are responsible or not. You find this out by recognizing whether the opinion you are hearing is from an expert’s judgment or an argument that is well supported; or whether the opinion is from a final legal judgment or an unsubstantiated belief. When hearing opinions, you should be careful not to confuse them with facts. And if a person is expressing an argument, then you need to make sure they have facts, evidence, other claims and reasoning to support their arguments. I never realized how many different types of opinions there really was. I thought an opinion was an opinion. So I enjoyed reading this chapter and learning from it.
This chapter is all about opinions and the many types of them. Different types of opinions include judgments, advice, generalizations, personal preference and public sentiment.
• Judgment opinion would be saying that something is good or bad or right or wrong.
• Advice opinion is telling someone something they should or should not do.
• Generalization opinion are suggested something that can be taken for truth.
• Personal preferences are things you personally like or dislike.
• Public sentiments are normally taken by polling the public and finding their opinions.
On top of having different types of opinions, there is also the determination if opinions are responsible or not. You find this out by recognizing whether the opinion you are hearing is from an expert’s judgment or an argument that is well supported; or whether the opinion is from a final legal judgment or an unsubstantiated belief. When hearing opinions, you should be careful not to confuse them with facts. And if a person is expressing an argument, then you need to make sure they have facts, evidence, other claims and reasoning to support their arguments. I never realized how many different types of opinions there really was. I thought an opinion was an opinion. So I enjoyed reading this chapter and learning from it.
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