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Trying a new approach

Learning to Learn · Learning to Learn · ages 7-8
Name ______________________   Date ____________

  1. It is okay if your first plan for solving a problem does not work.

    Circle one:   True   False

  2. Ben tries the same steps three times and remains stuck on a problem. What could he try next?

    • Try a different way of working on the task
    • Repeat the same steps without changing anything
    • Leave the task without considering another way

  3. Which action changes the way someone works on a problem?

    • Writing the same numbers again without any change
    • Drawing the objects instead of only writing numbers
    • Erasing the numbers and waiting without trying a method

  4. You are stuck after working alone. You decide to talk with a helper. Which action uses that new approach to understand the task?

    • Explain where you are stuck and ask about that part
    • Ask for the final answer and copy it without discussing it
    • Hide the task and talk only about something unrelated

  5. Ari tries to remember a poem by reading it silently. He keeps forgetting a line, so he tries saying the poem aloud. What did Ari do?

    • He stopped trying to remember the poem
    • He repeated his silent-reading method
    • He changed his learning strategy

  6. Leo says, 'Writing out steps got confusing. I drew a diagram instead. The diagram helped me see how the parts fit.' Which part of his report explains how the new method helped?

    • He chose to draw a diagram instead of writing out steps
    • The diagram helped him see how the parts fit
    • Writing out the steps became confusing before he changed methods

  7. Lena keeps trying puzzle pieces without looking for matches. Which new approach fits her task of finding pieces that join?

    • Compare the pieces' edges and picture
    • Change the tablecloth before trying again
    • Count the chairs without looking at the pieces

  8. Maya tests her first project plan and finds a part that does not work. Her friend says the attempt taught her nothing. What can Maya use from the attempt?

    • A promise that the next plan will work
    • A reason to keep every part unchanged
    • Information about the part that needs changing
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  1. True · A first plan may need changes. You can notice what happened and consider another way.
  2. Try a different way of working on the task · A different approach may help Ben understand the task. He will need to check whether it helps.
  3. Drawing the objects instead of only writing numbers · Drawing the objects uses a different way to represent the problem.
  4. Explain where you are stuck and ask about that part · Explaining the confusing part gives the helper a place to offer useful questions or an explanation.
  5. He changed his learning strategy · Ari changed how he practised, from reading silently to speaking aloud. The prompt does not say whether the change helped yet.
  6. The diagram helped him see how the parts fit · Seeing how the parts fit is the benefit Leo reports. Naming the diagram describes the method; describing confusion explains why he considered a change.
  7. Compare the pieces' edges and picture · The edges and picture give Lena information about which pieces may join.
  8. Information about the part that needs changing · Finding a part that does not work gives Maya information for choosing a change.
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