Minds and Brains

Criteria for evaluating Phenomenological Experiments

Name:

PE theme:

(Don't forget to do one of these each week. They can be handed in at any time up to 10 PM Tuesday night. Please always hand in via email to dan.lloyd@trincoll.edu.)

In general, the important part of the PE is your analysis. However, there is a bonus for coming up with a creative PE.

Each is worth a maximum of 20 points.

____ /6 Clarity and specificity.-

Do you make the experiences you discuss clear, so that others recognize what you are talking about, and can empathize?-

Are the terms you use in your analysis clear?-

In your analysis, do you describe the common or unique elements of the experience with precise, specific, concrete language?-

Or, if there are no specific terms available, do you use metaphors and analogies to help convey your observations?

____/6 Richness and thoroughness.-

Have you noted everything important in the experiences you describe?

____/4 Writing.-

Is the writing correct in grammar and mechanics?-

Is the style clear, concise, and easy to follow?

____/4 Creativity.-

Have you developed an unusual PE?

____/20 TOTAL-

___ Late? -

(10 PM Tuesday to 10 PM Wednesday: minus 4 points)-

(after 10 PM Wednesday: minus 8 points)

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Free advice:
1. A PE may occur to you at any time. Watch for ideas all week long, and jot them down as they happen. Then review the possibilities and hand in the best.
2. Unsure which idea is your best? Develop as many PEs as you want during the week, and hand them all in. I'll give you your best grade from the batch!