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LNNZ & Windsor School: Challenging Learning
James Nottingham www.challenginglearning.com
Learning how to learn
Alfred Binet1857 - 1911
‘What (students) should learn first is not the subjects ordinarily taught, however important they
may be; they should be given lessons of will, of attention, of discipline; before exercises in
grammar, they need to be exercised in mental orthopaedics; in a word they must learn how to
learn.’
Alfred Binet, creator of the first IQ test
Alfred Binet1857 - 1911
‘Some recent philosophers have given their moral approval to the deplorable verdict that an individual’s intelligence is a fixed quantity, one which cannot be augmented. We must protest and act against this brutal pessimism … it has no foundation whatsoever.’
“Some men are born great, some achieve greatness and others have greatness thrust
upon them”
Malvolio, Twelfth Night
Mozart – a child prodigy?
Number of words heard by children
A child in a welfare-dependent family hears on average 616 words an hour
A child in a working-class home hears on average 1,251 words an hour
A child in a professional home hears on average 2,153 words an hour
Number of words spoken by the time children are 3
500
700
1100
Hart & Risley, 1995
By the time they start school in the UK …
Some children start school knowing 6,000 words.
Others, just 500 words.
Rowntree Foundation
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/8013859.stm
Self-fulfilling prophecies
Independent and intellectual
Like to be different
Intuitive and sympathetic
Vague & careless
Sharp and quick-witted
Procrastinator
Strongly determined
Self indulgent
Very versatile and adaptable
Inconsistent
Shrewd and cautious
Indecisive & moody
Broad-minded and expansive
Bossy & intolerant
Practical and diligent
Overcritical & harsh
Easygoing and sociable
Prone to daydream
Powerful and passionate
Obsessive
Intellectual and philosophical
Tactless & restless
Very disciplined and focused
Fatalistic
Aquarius Pisces Aries
Taurus Gemini Cancer
Leo Virgo Libra
Scorpio Sagittarius Capricorn
Dweck & Hattie: We should focus on progress, not rank order
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900+ Meta-analyses (covering 50,000+ studies)
2009 2011
Not everything counts
Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts
Sign hanging in Einstein's office at Princeton
Every student should be making progress of 0.4 effect size every year
How do you know what progress your students are making?
The 3 most powerful questions for learning
Where am I going?
How am I doing?
What are my next steps?
Learning Intentionso To find out what links the Vikings with North East England
Where are we going and how will we know we’re there?
Success Criteriao Know when and where the Vikings came fromo Identify names and places associated with the Vikingso Ask relevant questions about the Vikings
Vikings Rape & pillage
Horned helmets
Longships
Norse language
AD 700 - 1100Why did they
attack Lindisfarne?
Dragon ships
Did they believe in God?
GateBairns
LadTarn
Thriding
Marzano – groups of 3 work best
Informal
Formal
Long-term
Vikings Rape & pillage
Horned helmets
Longships
Norse language
AD 700 - 1100Why did they
attack Lindisfarne?
Dragon ships
Captured Yorvik in 866
Dead warriors went to Valhalla
Eric Bloodaxe died in 954
Gods included Odin, Thor, Frigg & Loki
King Cnut ruled England
from 1016
Did they believe in God?
GateBairns
LadTarn
Thriding
Sharp pencilTitleDateCapital LettersFull stopsDescribe the characterDescribe the placeFirst, next, then, finallyAnd, but, so, while, because
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Fun action words (bounded, sprang) ✔Rhyming words (loud, proud, crowd) ✔
Introduction4+ sentencesProposition statedOutline of narrativeContext of topic
Body of essay3+ paragraphs6+ facts per paragraphInter-relationshipsArgument is relevantQuote with source given
Conclusion3+ sentencesSummationProof of propositionSpecific reference to assess/evaluate as last sentence
LiteracySpelling accuracyGrammar structures
Marking sheet for history essays (Frank Egan)
“I can actually see how to improve, it’s
obvious.”
Learning Detectives
We praise children when they get 10 out of 10
10/10
Praise that dilutes the positive effect of feedback
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
Trial 1 Trial 34.5
5
5.5
6
6.5
Effort Praise
Control Praise
Intelligence Praise
Number of problems solved on a 3rd test
Boys get 8 times more criticism than girls
The effects of praise
Swimming“You do your best swimming when you concentrate and try your best to do what Chris is asking you to do”
Ballet
“You’re the best ballerina in the world!”
1.Good girl; 2.How extraordinary; 3.Great effort; 4.Outstanding
performance; 5.What a scientist you are; 6.Unbelievable work;
7.You’re a genius; 8.You're getting better; 9.Clever boy 10.You
should be proud; 11.You've got it; 12.You're special; 13. Very
talented; 14. You've outdone yourself; 15. What a great listener;
16. You came through; 17.You’re very artistic; 18.Keep up the
good work; 19.It's everything I hoped for; 20.Perfect; 21.A+ Work;
22.You're a shining star; 23.Inspired; 24.You're #1; 25.You're very
responsible; 26.You're very talented; 27.Spectacular work;
28.Great discovery; 29.You're amazing; 30.What a great idea;
31.Well worked through; 32.Very thoughtful; 33.You figured it out;
34.Top of the class; 35. You make me smile
We all have beliefs about intelligence & talents
People who believe intelligence comes mainly from nature have a ‘fixed’ mindset
Professor Carol Dweck, Stanford
People who believe intelligence comes mainly from nurture have a ‘growth’ mindset
