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Feuerstein's Instrumental Enrichment

THINKING STRATEGIES

INSTRUMENTAL ENRICHMENT:

A WELL-RESEARCHEDCOGNITIVE EDUCATION PROGRAM

(Standard Version, Ages 9-Adult)

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OVERVIEW

Why Teach Thinking SkillsTheory Behind FIEExamplesResearch and Evaluation ResultsFIE In Westport

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Why Teach Higher-Level Critical Thinking?

THE KNOWLEDGE EXPLOSION*1750 1900 Knowledge Doubles Once1900 - 1950 Knowledge Doubles Again1950 - 1960 Knowledge Doubles Again1960 Present Knowledge Doubles About Every 5

YearsBy 2020 Knowledge Will Double Every 73

Days (!)

*Courtesy of World Future Society, Bethesda, Maryland

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THINKING SKILLS FOR INSTRUCTIONFinding Relationships and PatternsComparisonClassification or CategorizationAnalysis (Parts and Wholes)SequencingFollowing and Creating InstructionsMaking InferencesFinding ReasonsDrawing ConclusionsCreating Alternative Solutions To ProblemsSetting PrioritiesMaking Predictions

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History Of Instrumental Enrichment

Formation of Israels School SystemDr. Reuven FeuersteinObserved Differences In Yemenite and Moroccan ChildrenTeach TestLack of MediationTheory of Cognitive Modifiability

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THEORY OF COGNITIVE MODIFIABILITY

Hopeful Message - ITS NEVER TOO LATE!Views the human organism as open, adaptive and amenable to changePossible to modify a persons cognitive level through mediated experiencesIntelligence is viewed as a propensity of organism to modify itself when confronted with the need to do soIntelligence is NOT FIXED It is DYNAMIC

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KEY INSTRUMENTAL ENRICHMENT CONCEPTS

Cognitive ModifiabilityMediationMetacognitionBridgingRetarded Performance

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MODEL FOR A THINKING EPISODE

1.Label and Teach the Thinking Skill Through the IE Experience2.Ask Metacognitive Questions3.Make Bridges to Subject Matter and to Life Applications

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IE COGNITIVE FUNCTIONS

I.Gathering All the Information We Need (Input)II.Using the Information We Have Gathered (Elaboration)III.Expressing the Solution To A Problem (Output)

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SCHEMATIC OF FIE STANDARD

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FIE STANDARDs 14 Instruments1.Organization of Dots2.Orientation in Space3.Comparisons4.Analytic Perception5.Instructions6.Illustrations7.Categorization8.Temporal Relations9.Numerical Progressions10.Family Relations11.Syllogisms12.Transitive Relations13.Representational Stencils14.Orientation in Space II

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SAMPLING OF THE INSTRUMENTS

ComparisonsOrganization of DotsOrientation in Space

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COMPARISONS

Similarities and DifferencesPrecisionMore Than One Right Answer AS LONG AS YOU CAN DEFEND IT LOGICALLY!Pictures vs. Words

COMPARISONS--Pictures

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COMPARISONS--Words

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ORGANIZATION OF DOTSRULES:Work in SequenceBe Precise Always Compare Visually to the ModelCant Rotate the Page Turn the Figure With Your Mind!Large Dots Are Cues That HelpUse every dot only once; none left over

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ORIENTATION IN SPACE

Right, Left, Front, BackLearn About Point Of ViewPossibilities

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IN SUMMARY, FIE IS

A process by which learners identify and then overcome specific difficulties in input of, processing of, and responding to stimuli in the environmentAn approach where teachers become mediatorsA mediators role is to:Understand, with the learner, the process whereby the learner learns; ask questions; lead; guidenot tellTo evaluate learning strategies with the learnerPartner with the learner to improve the learners learning process

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WHEN HAS IT BEEN USED?Developed in half a century of experimentation, mostly with young people classified with learning disorders such as:Holocaust death camp survivorsEthopian Jews resettling in IsraelSpecific learning disabilityLanguage impairmentDowns SyndromeSpinabifidaAutismADDHead injuries

Results have been hailed around the globe.Results with normal and gifted students have been very positive as well

Rooted in Feuerstiens belief thatINTELLIGENCE IS MODIFIABLE NOT FIXED.

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Why Bring FIE to Fairfield County?Immediately address the higher level critical thinking skills of students with Special NeedsAddress the needs of regular education studentsAddress the needs of underachieving gifted studentsMaximize all students COGNITIVE POTENTIAL in order to increase self esteem and therefore lower the incidence of risky behaviors.

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What are the benefits of FIE?Nearly 400 research studies show definitive improvements in problem solving, academic progress, and generic reasoning -- Corrects cognitive functions that fail to developDevelops the language necessary for the analysis of, and insight to, students' own thinking.Produces intrinsic motivation as a prerequisite of problem solving,Creates insightful and reflective thinkingHelps the mediator create motivation in the learner

Alters the self image of the student

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Sample Results

Taunton, Mass Public SchoolsSAT-R (Stanford Achievement Test for Reading)

Changes in Group Mean Scores

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Sample Results

Ben Bronz Academy West Hartford, CT

Reports:Increased scores on Woodcock JohnsonIncreased scores on Ravens Progressive MatricesIncreased abilities in thinking skills and problem solving

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PROVES OLD CHINESE PROVERB

Give me a fish, Ill eat tomorrow

Teach me to fish, Ill eat for a lifetime!

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THINKs Approach to Implementing FIEEducateAssess InterestDevelop Program for MediatorsHave Mediators implement program for children through after school programs and private learning centersOur FIE Authorized Training Center, IC&TA (International Consulting and Trade Associates) will train and monitor the mediators progress and methods to keep them on trackAdvertise our success through a newsletters, e-mail, information sessionsKeep Boards of Education apprised of our successesMove toward having a Mediated Learning Center down the road.Move toward giving BOEs an opportunity to integrate FIE into their curriculum

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OUR PILOT PROGRAMFebruary to June 2004One Elementary GroupOne Middle School GroupTwo One-On-One ParticipantsWe found improvements in students' analogical reasoning on a standardized test, and on the quality of their written solutions to a real-world problem

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MOVING AHEAD.

Level II TrainingPilot Program Group Combined Elementary and Middle School Group Will Move Into Level II In The WinterNew Level I Training For Our New Mediators and ParentsPreparing for New Students for

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ADDITIONAL RESOURCESInternational Center For The Enhancement of Learning Potential -www.icelp.orgThe Hope Centre

www.hope-centre.org.ukSoutheastern Center For The Enhancement of Learning

www.scel.orgQuality Learning Systems International www.qlsi.com