In the Learning Pit, Belfast

Challenge, Wobble and Roll

James Nottingham www.p4c.comwww.jamesnottingham.co.uk

“Pupils show greater motivation, are better behaved and are more likely to be independent and strategic thinkers when teachers are not obsessed by grades.”

Focusing on learning

“If there is one new thing we need in our school system right now, it is a well-developed focus on learning.”

Chris Watkins, Institute of Education, Aug 2010From an analysis of 100 international studies on how children learn

What is …. ?

The Learning Challenge

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1. Concept

2. Conflict

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ANALYSE

ANTICIPATE

APPLY

CAUSAL-LINK

CHOOSE

CLASSIFY

COMPARE

CONNECT

CONTRAST

DECIDE

DEFINE

DESCRIBE

DETERMINE

DISCUSS

ELABORATE

ESTIMATE

EVALUATE

EXEMPLIFY

EXPLORE

GENERALISE

GIVE EXAMPLES

GIVE REASONS

GROUP

HYPOTHESISE

IDENTIFY

INFER

INTERPRET

ORGANISE

PARAPHRASE

PREDICT

QUESTION

RANK

REPRESENT

RESPOND

SEQUENCE

SIMPLIFY

SHOW HOW

SOLVE

SORT

SUMMARISE

SUPPORT

TEST

VERIFY

VISUALISE

A selection of thinking skills

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Recent Demo Lesson Concepts

What is a toy? (5 year olds)

Was the mouse telling lies? (7 year olds)

What happens when you die? (11 year olds)

What’s the difference between tragedy and romance? (14 year olds)

What is culture? (15 year olds)

Is zero the same as nothing? (17 year olds)

Getting 3 year olds, then 15 year olds, ‘into the pit’

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Being in the pit represents cognitive conflict

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Stealing is wrong

Robin Hood was right

If A = B then

Does B = A?

Toy Play

Play Toy

For example …

Wobblers (If A = B)

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Colliding concepts

Truth and Opinion

Biodegradable and Reusable

Hero and Villain

Happy and Content

Dreams and Daydreams

Decision and Order

Child and Youth

Lies and Make-believe

Toys and Books

Karma and Revenge

Worked examples at www.p4c.com

Eureka moments come from challenge

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Eureka!

Kriticos = able to make judgments

Critical Thinking

Comes from the Greek, Kriticos

Meaning: able to make judgments

Source: www.etymonline.com

Praise that discourages pupils getting in the pit

Clever girl!

Gifted musician

Brilliant mathematician

Bright boy

Top of the class!

By far the best

Mueller and Dweck, 1998

In six studies, 7th grade students were given a series of nonverbal IQ tests.

The effects of different types of praise

Intelligence praise

“Wow, that’s a really good score. You must be smart at this.”

Process praise

“Wow, that’s a really good score. You must have tried really hard.”

Control-group praise

“Wow, that’s a really good score.”

Mueller and Dweck, 1998

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Effort Praise

Control Praise

Intelligence Praise

Number of problems solved on a 3rd test

Boys get 8 times more criticism than girls

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