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