BY BARBARA SMITH & TERESA FITZPATRICK

Hilda Taba “a genuine learning experience

involves the emotions of the learner” Israel Scheffler “overcoming] the breach by outlining

basic aspects of emotion in the cognitive process

Antonio Damasio “education systems might benefit

from emphasizing unequivocal connections between current feelings and predicted future outcomes”

Family of Model

Social Family

Type of Instruction

Inductive Students are first presented with specific

data or facts, then through the process of investigation and reasoning, they form the generalization.

Highly student-centered

Induction is more conducive to stimulating students’ thinking.

Teaches students to evaluate and explore their feelings about a particular situation.

Develops an understanding of other people’s thoughts and feelings.

Teaches students to appreciate different views and perspectives.

Construct understandings of disciplinary knowledge.Make inferences about the conflict, the participants in the conflict, and their response to the conflict.Formulate interpretations of the feelings and perspective of others involved in the conflict.Think critically and analytically about a problem.Draw conclusions about a problem based on discussions and fact finding.Defend claims associated with personal perspective about the problem.

Step 1 – List all facts that pertain to the conflict -- in group discussion, list all facts pertinent to the conflict being analyzed – information should be written and visible to group

Step 2 – Identify the reasons for the actions, the feelings of the participants, and the reasons for those feelings – repeat for each character in a story or individual in an article

Step 3 – Propose solutions and review their possible effects – examine various choices and their ensuing effects

Step 4 – Decide on the best resolution and hypothesize what the consequences would be – will produce differences in opinion; students can defend their choices; group comes to consensus about best action for characters

Step 5 – Discuss similar situations – apply hypothetical analysis to real life through the use of personal examples

Step 6 – Evaluate the decision and look for alternative solutions – review the effects of the decision made in Step 4; look for additional solutions, as well

Step 7 – Arrive at generalizations – statements explaining behavior in certain situations

Step 8 – Evaluate – gauge students’ abilities to propose solutions to conflicts that consider the feelings of all involved

Courtesy - being polite to each other 

Listening - really hearing othersParticipation - equal, without dominating

Views - thoughtfulness and originality

Because a relationship does exist between intellect and emotion, teachers must be careful to stimulate both. The classroom can provide a safe and supportive environment in which students can communicate feelings. Students can take pride in expressing themselves. When the student interacts with others and verbalizes his or her own ideas, learning is more likely to be effective.

1. List all facts pertinent to the conflict.2. Identify the reasons for the actions , the feelings of

the participants, and the reasons for those feelings.3. Propose solutions and review their possible effects.4. Decide on the best resolution and hypothesize what

the consequences would be.5. Discuss similar situations.6. Evaluate the decision and look for alternative

solutions.7. Arrive at generalizations.8. Evaluate.

Resolution of ConflictQuiz1. As the teacher it is important to focus on disagreements in order

to solve conflicts. FALSE2. In a conflict resolution lesson, only one solution is correct.

FALSE3. There are eight steps to the Conflict Resolution Model. TRUE4. A primary focus in this model are the feelings and views of people.

TRUE5. This model uses a lot of deductive questioning techniques.

FALSE6. Verbalizing your ideas and having those ideas challenged

increases your educational experience. TRUE7. It is hard to come up with conflicts for this model because Conflict

is something that happens infrequently. FALSE8. The downside to this model is that it teaches students that there

are other perspectives and ways to interpret different events.FALSE

9. If you do not understand a students’ response, ask them to support their response. TRUE

10. Hilda Taba was the main researcher of the Conflict Resolution model.TRUE

Homework

Read Chapter 12Pages 226-241