I was happy with most of the peer evaluations I received. When in class I try to participate when I have something to say, or an opinion to give. A few people in the evaluations labeled me with an opinion seeker/giver role, and I agree. I make sure to not just talk because I feel like I should talk. I also care about how other people view me, because we are in a group and I want people to feel like they can be comfortable around me. I hope that when people work with me they know that they wont be judged by an opinion they give, and even if we do not agree on everything, we will still be able to meet our goals. Because I am concerned with how people view me in our group work, these peer evaluations are important to me. How I feel I contribute to our class may be very different to how other people think that I contribute. This was displayed in the Johari’s Window experiment. Even though we did not fill out each other’s, we saw what happened with Stephs. She saw herself one way, and our class saw her in many similar ways, but there were surprisingly many differences as well. I was wondering if the way I viewed myself was similar to the way our class viewed me.
I received one particularly bad evaluation saying that I gave off a vibe like I didn’t care, I was tired, uninterested in the work, and it was hindering to our classes progress. I’m happy I didn’t receive more of these types of comments, but nonetheless this evaluation is valid and should be considered. I am thinking back and trying to remember any days in class that I was particularly tired, and not showing any enthusiasm in the class work. This is definitely possible. I was sick a few times this semester, as well as extremely tired probably from staying up all night the night before doing work… All these things could have affected me in class. I could have been tired, and uninterested in class that day. I am okay with this though, because I know that for most of the classes, I come in ready to participate. A few people labeled me as an opinion seeker/giver, and I think that better matches up to how I would label myself.
The receiver’s fact is:
“The receiver is totally in control of feedback, but the control is not necessarily conscious.” I believe this because as a receiver I have control of how I behave in class, and my contributions. If I am aware of my behavior than it should be similar to how others view me. Being in this class and working as a group has taught me to always be aware of myself, and how I affect the people around me. As a member of a group it is important to say how you feel, and to state your opinion, but in doing so it is also equally important that you consider what you are actually saying, and how the rest of the group will interpret it. Being a group member is an incredibly self-less role, if the group wants to be effective. All of the feedback that I received has contributed to this conclusion. I feel that I have become much more aware of what I say and the repercussions that will follow. I believe that my work within a group can be effective.
