*Thursday, January 26, 2006 @6:00:00 AM♥
HaBiTs Of MiNd (By Arthur L. Costa)
Today, 5A learnt the 16 Habits Of Mind (H.O.M). Do you know what does the H.O.M means???
Here it is the meaning......
H.O.M is knowing how to behave intelligently when you
DON'T KNOW the answer.
H.O.M means having a disposition toward behaving intelligently when confronted with problems, the answers to which are not immediately known: dichotomies, dilemmas, enigmas and uncertainties.
The focus for H.O.M is on performance under challenging conditions that demand strategic reasoning, insightfulness, perseverance, creativity, and craftsmanship. The critical attribute of intelligent human beings is not only having information, but also knowing how to act on it.
Employing H.O.M requires drawing forth certain patterns of intellectual behavior that produce powerful results. They are a composite of many skills, attitudes including:
1)Value: Choosing to employ a pattern of intellectual behaviors rather than other, less productive patterns.
2)Inclination: Feeling the tendency toward employing a pattern of intellectual behaviors.
3)Sensitivity: Perceiving opportunities for, and appropriateness of employing the pattern of behavior.
4)Capability: Possessing the basic skills and capacities to carry through with the behaviors.
5)Commitment: Constantly striving to reflect on and improve performance of the pattern of intellectual behavior.
The 16 H.O.M are:
1) Persisting
2)Thinking and communicating with clarity and precision
3)Managing impulsivity
4)Gathering data through all senses
5)Listening with understanding and empathy
6)Creating, imagining, innovating
7)Thinking flexibly
8)Responding with wonderment and awe
9)Thinking about thinking (metacognition)
10)Taking responsible risks
11)Striving for accuracy
12)Finding humor
13)Questioning and posing problems
14)Thinking interdependently
15)Applying past knowledge to new situations
16)Remaining open to continuous learning