Dr Arthur L. Costa & Dr Bena Kallick
Sixteen intelligent behaviours that lead to effective learning and living. This is the frame for the passages about study, questioning, wonder and taking honest risks.
Each element below links to the passages in this collection that speak to it. The framework is not ours — it belongs to the researchers named above, and is reproduced here so you can use this collection through a model you already know.
Sticking to a task; not giving up; trying another strategy.
Thinking before acting; staying calm under stress.
Devoting energy to understanding others' ideas and feelings.
Approaching problems from new angles; adapting.
Awareness of your own thinking, strategies and feelings.
Desiring exactness and craftsmanship; checking your work.
Asking questions to fill gaps; finding problems worth solving.
Drawing on experience; transferring learning across contexts.
Using accurate language; defining terms; avoiding overgeneralisation.
Observing keenly; attending to subtle cues.
Generating novel ideas; examining possibilities.
Finding the world fascinating; enjoying the problem.
Venturing into the unknown; accepting uncertainty as part of learning.
Perceiving the whimsical; releasing tension through laughter.
Working well in groups; contributing to collective intelligence.
Resisting complacency; admitting what you don't know.