Thursday, September 9, 2010

Chapter 1 TFY : Observation Skills : What's Out There?

What is Observing?To observe means to hold something in front of us.

Using Observation Skills to DevelopNew KnowledgeThose of you who discovered something new from these exercises learned because you observed in the true sense of staying awake and being closely attentive. Therefore you became aware of details, which a sweeping glance would have missed, that revealed significance about the whole.

Evaluating Your Work by Using the Scoring BoxesThe scoring box offers a simple, consistent checklist for reviewing the assignment's objectives, for understanding its priorities, and for clarifying standards for peer feedback, draft revision, and quite possibly, instructor grading

The Observation Process: Sensing, Perceiving, ThinkingSensing : when we take in data without preconception : to feel
Perceiving : when we focus on particular sensations and categorize them according to ourmemory system : to catch seize, or hold
Thinking : when we draw conclusions about their patterns and meaning : nature and events from our perceptions of them

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