Philosophy 5: Critical Thinking and Composition

Pierce College

Department of History, Philosophy, & Sociology

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Writing Group Exercise on Research Reflections  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Notes on the importance of group exercises.) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Group Work Summary: In groups discuss your research successes and failures. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Step 0 (one minute): Identify your research topic (e.g., implicit bias, self-awareness, other-awareness, etc.). 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Step 1a (five minutes): Individually, write out how your research has been a success. 

 

Step 1b (five minutes): Individually, explain some research articles you've found but did not use.  From memory, try and be as specific as possible.  Why, ultimately, did you not utilize these research articles?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Step 2 (ten minutes):  In groups (corresponding to your research interests), discuss your findings from steps 1a and 1b, in turn. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Step 3 (ten to twenty minutes):  In your original (pre-group) seats, we collectively discuss the fruits of our labor.  Did you hear about research that interests you?