Mining the Generational Curriculum:
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Selection 1: Jocelyn Manibusan, G10 409b
*Steps to this report
*Content of this report
*Reactions to this report
*Comparison to other report
*Why I chose this report
*Steps to this report
*Content of this report
*Reactions to this report
*Comparison to other report
*Why I chose this report
*Steps to this report
*Content of this report
*Reactions to this report
*Comparison to other report
*Suggestions For Future Generations
My selection 1:
Definitions of Traffic Psychology: How I Stack Up by Jocelyn Manibusan, G10 409b
I choseJocelyn's report because I was interested in how it is defined. Prior to this semester, I've never heard of "Traffic Psychology," and now that I have I want to learn more about it.
To find this homepage, I went to the Internet Literary Exercises on my class home page and clicked on exercise 10. In the instructions I clicked on Index to All Generations, which took me to the class home page of generation 10. Then, I clicked on about 8 links to students? home pages and out of the 8, I chose 3 for my report.
The first part of Jocelyn's report began with definitions of the word, "Traffic Psychology" by various students of 4 past generations. Along with each student's definition, Jocelyn made her own comments for each one. In the second part of her report, she talks a little about her experiences as a driver, a passenger, a pedestrian, and a cyclist. She stated how important it was to pay attention on the road. It is so easy to get into the "habit" of driving, and forget the fact that each driving experience is different. In certain situations, one is required to be more alert and conscious of one's environment than others.
I felt that Jocelyn's report was well organized and informative. I liked how she provided good comments on each student's definition.
In comparison to the other reports of this generation, I think she did a good job organizing her information. She kept her report simple, which I think was good. Too many graphics and color sometimes isn't too appealing.
How Drivers Communicate With Each Other: Signs and Signals by Chris Flores, G10 409b
I choseChris' report because he was very informative. He provided important information regarding communication on the road. The significance of non-verbal communication was emphasized in his report. We often think that communication is done verbally, but non-verbal communication is important as well.
Like Jocelyn's report, I pulled up Chris' home page and was attracted to it and therefore, decided to see what his report was like. His home page was the very first one I chose.
In his report, Chris discussed the different types of communication that there is between drivers on the road. He also talked about the significance of non-verbal communication: Some topics he covered included: changing lanes, merging, making turns, yielding, making room in one?s lane, and overtaking.
The information that Chris provided made me think about experiences I have had on the road, and how accurate his observations were. I thought that he was very organized, and he described his methods precisely.
In comparison to the other reports, I think Chris did a good job. He was well organized and I liked how he used references in his report to support his views.
My selection 3:
Gender Differences in Driving: Is There a Difference?
By Jayson Nakasone, G10 409b
I choseJayson's report because the title itself was an interest to me. It drew me in right away because it is a question that I would like the answers to. And I was curious to find out what other's views were regarding the topic.
I began my search by using the same steps as I did for the previous students. Jayson's homepage was the second one that I downloaded, and his report topic grabbed my attention being that I am also a student in Traffic Psychology, and the class discussions on this topic interests me a great deal.
This report written by Jayson is a compilation of students from other generations in regards to whether gender has to do with aggressive driving. A couple of students felt that male drivers tend to be more aggressive than female drivers. The others question it themselves, or feel that gender isn't the key to aggressive driving. People have a tendency to believe the stereotypes as far as gender goes.
I think Jayson did a wonderful job on presenting his report. I like the way he formed his comments on each student. First, he restated what the opinion of each student was, and then provided his own comments on the issue. His introduction was an attention-grabber by the way he started off asking rhetorical questions to the reader. That was very effective to me. He was very well organized and informative.
Comparison to other reports
The report was easy to read and understand. It had both good quantity and quality of information. It didn't seem to lengthy at all. It seemed to me like he did a lot of research for his report.
Reactions To My Classmates' Generational Reports
I really likedShehla Korff?s report. I think she did a wonderful, thorough job. It was very well organized. I liked the fact that she incorporated many links. She was very thorough in explaining the steps she took in doing her report. It seemed to me that she took a lot of time and effort putting together her report as well.
Comments For Future Generations
I think the most valuable information I can give to future generations is to start early. This isn't something that should be put off and done at the last minute. There are many steps that need to be done, and it is better to have a lot of time to pace yourself so that it is not overwhelming if done at one time. And besides, by getting an early start, you enable yourself to make this report with quality.
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