<p>HOME GROUP ADVISOR HANDBOOK</p><p>THE HABITS OF MIND (12 INTELLIGENT BEHAVIOURS)</p><p>HABIT OF BARRIER TO HABIT OF MIND DEMONSTRATED HABIT OF MIND MIND Persistence Gives up easily when difficulty in Keeps trying, does not give up easily - - encountered Tries a number of ways to solve a - problem/complete a task Decreasing Starts tasks without thinking or Shows less impulsivity; thinks more - - impulsivity planning before answering a question Uses ‘wait time’ - Reads through a follows directions - forms a plan of action Listening to Thinks about or does other things Listens to others with understanding - - others when listening to someone else and empathy Prepares responses in own head Able to look at something from - - while the other person is speaking another perspective Holds own ideas in abeyance – listen - intently Look at the person who is speaking - Able to paraphrase what speaker has - said Flexibility in Has difficulty considering alternate Open to new ideas and approaches - - thinking points of view Considers, expresses or paraphrases - Motivated by whether their answer is - a point of view correct not challenged by the process States several ways of solving the - of finding the answer same problem Unable to sustain a process of - Can evaluate the merits and - problem solving consequences of two or more Need for certainty rather than an - alternative course of action inclination for doubt Will change their mind in light of - Resists being influenced by data or - convincing data, argument or reasoning that contradicts their rationale beliefs Is able to resolve conflicts through - compromise and consensus Metacognition: Is unaware of own thinking processes Is able to describe what goes on in - - awareness of while thinking their head when they thing your own Lacks action plan Can describe what data are lacking thinking - - Seldom evaluates problem solving and their plans for producing those - data strategy to determine its efficiency Can describe their action plan before Unable to determine if a plan is - - solving problems working or if it should be discarded Can list steps and tell where they are and another adopted - Is unable to describe the steps and in the sequence of problem solving - sequences they use before, during or after problem solving HOME GROUP ADVISOR HANDBOOK</p><p>Cannot transform into words the - visual images held in their mind Seldom evaluate the quality of their - own thinking Checking for Is careless, often not taking the time Checks completed work without being - - accuracy and to reflect upon the accuracy of their asked precision work Becomes more conscientious about - Rushes through work to get it over - precision, clarity and perfection and with as soon as possible takes time to check over their work Doesn’t care about the quality of the Reviews rules, models, visions and - - work that is submitted criteria they were to use to complete a task, to confirm that their finished product matches exactly HOME GROUP ADVISOR HANDBOOK</p><p>HABIT OF BARRIER TO HABIT OF MIND DEMONSTRATED HABIT OF MIND MIND Questioning Depends on others to solve problems, Asks questions and finds problems for - - and problem to find answers and to ask questions themselves solving Questioning becomes more specific - and profound e.g. requests for data to support others conclusions and assumptions Is able to pose hypothetical questions - Drawing on Begins each new task as if it were Is able to abstract meaning form one - - past being approached for the very first experience, carry it forward and apply knowledge and time it in a new situation applying it to Does not make links between new Can explain what they are doing in new situations - - and previously solved problems terms of analogies with references to previous experience Recall knowledge and experience as a - source of data to support, theories to explain or processes to solve each new challenge Precision of Responses are vague and imprecise Uses words more carefully to describe - - language and Writes sentences that don’t clearly feelings, wants other things thought - Communicates precisely state something - Knows that ‘fuzzy’ language = ‘fuzzy’ - thinking Using all the Experiments with new ways of - senses learning Attempts to use all the senses - Ingenuity, Enjoys making and doing original - originality, things insightfulness: Likes to show individuality in thought creativity - and dress Wonderment, Only does tasks because has to do Shows curiosity- interested in learning - - inquisitiveness, them new things curiosity and Has inner sense of motivation the enjoyment - of problem solving</p>