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- A Habit of Mind 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 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.
- Using Habits of Mind requires drawing forth certain patterns of intellectual behavior that produce powerful results. They are a composite of many skills, attitudes and proclivities including:
- Value: Choosing to employ a pattern of intellectual behaviors rather than other, less productive patterns.
- Inclination: Feeling the tendency toward employing a pattern of intellectual behaviors.
- Sensitivity: Perceiving opportunities for, and appropriateness of employing the pattern of behavior.
- Capability: Possessing the basic skills and capacities to carry through with the behaviors.
- Commitment: Constantly striving to reflect on and improve performance of the pattern of intellectual behavior.
- Value: Choosing to employ a pattern of intellectual behaviors rather than other, less productive patterns.
HABITS OF MIND
Habits of Mind were identified by Arthur Costa and Bena Kallkick, noted educators and researchers in learning and learning theory.
Habits of Mind are attitudes to learning and living which provide the focus for the award and recognition work at Grades 3-6. this focus takes over from the You Can Do It! Program which is the emphasis in Prep - 2.
"Habits of Mind are the characteristics of what intelligent people do when they are confronted with problems, the resolutions of which are not immediately apparent." (Costa)
Habits of Mind & Habits of Mind article
FPS Chart of the Habits of Mind
This webpage last updated February 26th 2009