The following exercise will improve your ability to empathize with visually handicapped people you might know. As you might read in the text, non-critical thinkers view everything and everyone else in relationship to themselves. They fail to understand or appreciate another’s thoughts, feelings, or behaviors, as critical thinkers do.
Find a partner to take you on a blind walk for at least 20 to 30 minutes. Have the partner blindfold you and guide you on a walk filled with varied sensory experiences—up a hill, over a gravel driveway, across a dirt field full of potholes, past a bakery, through the school cafeteria, next to a rough wall, past an open freezer door, through a quiet library or the noisy student union, and so on—and see if you can tell where you are at any one time. Remind your partner not to give any hints as to what to expect so that it can be a truly sightless experience for you.
What happened when you were without your sense of sight? Did you find that you navigated better and could more easily determine where you were at the end of your walk—did you adapt? Did you compensate at all for your lack of sight—did you substitute another sense for your sense of sight? In what ways? Why did this occur?
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*Be sure to use several paragraphs to answer each question above. Your paper must be at least 400 words not including headers, footers, or pasted prompts.
Grading Rubric
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Rubric
Field Assignment Grading Rubric 55 points
Field Assignment Grading Rubric 55 points
Criteria Ratings Pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Writing Content
35 to >31.5 pts
Expert
The field assignment demonstrates that the author fully understands and has applied concepts learned in the course. Concepts are integrated into the writer’s own insights. Writing ties together information from all sources, including personal experiences. Paper flows from one issue to the next without the need for headings and is at least 400 words.
31.5 to >28.0 pts
Proficient
The field assignment demonstrates that the author, for the most part, understands and has applied concepts learned in the course. Field assignment flows with only some disjointedness. Author’s writing makes some connections between sources, including personal experiences. Paper is at least 400 words.
28 to >26.25 pts
Apprentice
The field assignment demonstrates that the author, to a certain extent, understands and has applied concepts learned in the course. Sometimes ties together information from all sources. Paper does not flow – disjointedness is apparent. Author’s writing does not demonstrate an understanding of the relationship among material obtained from all sources. Paper is at least 400 words.
26.25 to >0 pts
Novice
The field assignment does not demonstrate that the author has fully understood and applied concepts learned in the course. Author does not tie together information. Paper does not flow and appears to be created from disparate issues and sources. Paper is less than 400 words.
35 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Spelling & Grammar
10 pts
Full Marks
No spelling &/or grammar mistakes.
0 pts
No Marks
Contains more than one spelling &/or grammar mistake.
10 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome APA Style Citations
10 pts
Full Marks
Cites all data obtained from other sources. APA citation style is used in both in-text citations and bibliography.
0 pts
No Marks
Does not cite every source in both in-text citations and bibliography.
10 pts
Total Points: 55
