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Six Characteristics of Intelligent Behavior

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References:

Kellough, D. and Kellough, N. (2011) Secondary School Teaching: A Guide to Methods and Resources. Published by Allyn & Bacon Pearson Education inc.

Costa, A. (2008) Learning and Leading with Habits in Mind. Retrieved from http://www.ascd.org/publications/books/108008/chapters/Describing-the-Habits-of-Mind.aspx

5. Drawing on Knowledge and Applying it

  • Students should be drawing on knowledge and then applying it to new situation.
  • Teachers aim to prepare students for the “real world” in their classroom.
  • Students should apply school-learned knowledge to real-life situations.
  • Students should develop skills on how to use knowledge and apply that knowledge to new situations

6. Finding Humor

  • Humor can release creativity and provide high-level thinking skills
  • This results in increasing anticipation and visual imagery
  • Creative young people succeed in finding humor when problem solving
  • Encourages the student to relax and be open to the lesson's objectives

  • Laughter helps students recharge, relax and accomplish more.
  • Examples of supporting this characteristic in your classroom
  • Put up a bulletin board and invite students to bring in humorous portrayals of a subject they are studying
  • Use timely and appropriate humor in class discussions

3. Managing Impulsivity Students

  • Impulsive control is to develop the ability of thinking before doing
  • Students can be taught to think before shouting out an answer, wait their turn, raise their hands to be called on before answering and think before beginning a project
  • Research shows that the quality of one’s emotional intelligence is a significant prediction of success in the workplace (Goleman, 1998; Goleman, Boyatzis, & McKee, 2002).
  • This characteristic is the most difficult to manage when caught in time it proves to be very effective.

5. Drawing on Knowledge and

Applying it

  • Students must practice problem recognition, problem solving, and project-based learning.
  • Examples of supporting this characteristic in your classroom
  • Project-based learning in Marketing where the student’s develop a marketing plan for a familiar product they use in their life

2. Listening with understanding

and Empathy

4. Remaining Open to Continuous

Learning

  • Examples supporting this characteristic in your classroom
  • Class discussions and brainstorming activities
  • Sitting down with the students on a regular basis to ask the student how they are doing in the class and offering suggestions

  • Examples of supporting this characteristic in your classroom
  • Be open to new ideas from others
  • Attend workshops, classes and use what you learned in your classroom (i.e. This class)
  • Listen and apply other teachers techniques

4. Remaining Open to Continuous

Learning

2. Listening with Understanding

and Empathy

  • Psychologists believe that listening to others, empathizing and understanding differing points of views is one of the highest forms of intelligent behavior.
  • The ability to empathize and understand your students helps to gain respect from your students
  • Sharing, thinking, exploring ideas, and broadening perspectives is done by listening to the ideas and reactions of others
  • Intelligent people are always learning
  • Intelligent people will openly take in new information
  • Solicit new ideas from everyone
  • Eager to learn and find new ways

3. Managing Impulsivity Students

  • When students are able to manage their impulsive behavior they will exhibit self-control.
  • When students have self-control they are productive in and out of class.
  • Examples of supporting this characteristic in your classroom
  • Routinely expect a show of students hands before acknowledging a response to the question
  • Encourage positive reactions to students with impulse control
  • Show disapproval if a student continues to act out and not use thinking/ impulse skills

1. Creating, Imagining, and Innovating

  • Examples of supporting this characteristic in your classroom
  • Give writing assignments that let the student express their personality and values
  • Use open ended questions to encourage different opinions
  • Use positive reinforcement, for example: when a student is wrong, instead of saying “that’s wrong” point out something they said right and thank them for their input

1. Creating, Imagining, and Innovating

  • This characteristic encourages the student to find new ideas where they can come up with solutions on their own
  • All students must be encouraged to learn and student’s should be discouraged from saying “I can’t”
  • Students must be encouraged to not rely completely on outside sources
  • Teachers must offer constructive criticism in a way that the student understands the criticism and does not take the criticism as how they view themselves or by others
  • Students must learn to value their intuition and realize they are capable of learning anything they put forth the effort to accomplish

Intelligent Behavior

  • Defined as someone who has the capacity to acquire and apply knowledge as an effective behavior.
  • The following characteristics support how classrooms can use intelligent behavior that encourages positive student to progress.

Mark Scott

MED560

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