1. Triarchic Abilities Sternberg, 1996 Dr. Melodie Rosenfeld REED - Michmoret June 23, 2010

2. Sternberg Triarchic Essay Questionnaire You need to write an essay about one of the following topics. Which will you choose? Read each of the following essay topics and decide which you would prefer to write about the most. a. Some high school principals are talking about having same-gender classes. Analyze the issue: What are the advantages and disadvantages of boys and girls in separate classes? Are you for or against this, and why? b. Suppose you are on the committee that has the power and the money to reform the school system in your city. Describe your ideal school system, including buildings, teachers, curriculum, and any other aspects you feel are important. c. Think of a problem that you are currently experiencing, in real life. Briefly describe the problem, including how long it has been present and who else is involved (if anyone). Then describe three different practical things you could do to try to solve the problem. _______ My first choice _______ My second choice _______ My last choice

3. Triarchic Abilities AnalyticCreativePractical

4. The research: Do individual learning differences make a difference in learning success? 12 th grade students – international, gifted, from English-speaking countries Identification of 225 students gifted in one of the Triarchic Abilities Free summer program at Yale: “Introduction to Psychology” 9:00- 17:00 5 days/week Every day: a.m. lecture + afternoon workshops 8 heterogeneous groups: 2 emphasized memory (teaching & assessment) 2 emphasized analytic ability (teaching & assessment) 2 emphasized creative ability (teaching & assessment) 2 emphasized practical ability (teaching & assessment)

5. Research results (Sternberg, 1996) When the Triarchic Ability of the learner is matched to The pedagogy and The assessment The learner’s learning success increases significantly.

6. Triarchic Abilities What kinds of questions elicit this? (not a Triarchic Ability) Memory Who said? Who did? What did? How did? Repeat back. Describe. Summarize.

7. Triarchic Abilities What kinds of questions elicit this ability? Analytic Compare & contrast Evaluate Critique Say why in your judgement Explain why Explain what caused Evaluate what is assumed by…

8. Triarchic Abilities What kinds of questions elicit this ability? Creative Create Invent Imagine Design Suppose that… Say what would happen if… Imagine what you would do if you were…

9. Triarchic Abilities What kinds of questions elicit this ability? Practical Apply Implement Show how you can use… Utilize Demonstrate how in the real world…

10. Application: Literature practicalcreativeanalytic Why are there misunderstandings between friends/lovers and what can we do about it? Rewrite Romeo and Juliet in the year 2010. In what ways were the families of Romeo and Juliet similar and different?

11. Teach a younger pupil in your school how to use the present-perfect and past. Design a puppet show where the puppets use the present-perfect and past tenses. Compare the present- perfect and the past tenses. Application: Grammar practicalcreativeanalytic

12. Application: Learning Vocabulary practicalcreativeanalytic Use the vocabulary at dinner in your house. Write up the sentences you will use. Write your own fairy tale using the new vocabulary. Design and make a colorful vocabulary board game. Sort the vocabulary words into different categories: food, family, action words…

13. Application: History practicalcreativeanalytic What lessons does Nazism hold for events in Iran today? How might Truman have encouraged the Japanese to surrender without bombing Hiroshima? How did events after World War I lead to the rise of Nazism?

14. Application: Art practicalcreativeanalytic How could we reproduce the lighting in this Rembrandt painting in our room? Draw a beam of light. Evaluate the way Rembrandt used light in his paintings.