3.3 Domain 3 South Australian Education framework, Teaching for Effective Learning. This is the 3rd part for Domain 3.

1. Teaching for effective learning 3.3 Explore the construction of knowledge

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3. Do they know individuals and groups have theirown unique perspective on the world? Do theytry to seethingsfromsomeoneelse’s point of view? Do theylistenclosely and carefully to otherpeople’sideas? Do theywonderwhysomeonemightthinkthatway? Do theyconsider how someoneelsemightseesomething? sally07 3

4. Are they able to identifybias? Can theyseethingsfromdifferent perspectives? Do they look atdifferentways of recounting the sameevent or information? Do theyunderstand how languagecanbeused to filterideas? Can theycritically analyse information? sally07 4

5. Can they compare and contrast cultural understandings? Can theyseethings in historical perspective? Do theyunderstandtheirbirthplacecandeterminetheiroutlookon life? Do theyrealisethatlanguagereflects how a culture seesthings? Do they look at art and medical practices, for example, and see social change? sally07 5

6. Can theysee how each discipline has itsown focus? Can theyidentify a scientific, humanitarian, socialogical, artistic point of view? Do theyunderstand how differentdisciplines approach the exploration and expression of knowledge? Can theysee how differentinterests are beingserved? Can theyseestrengths and weaknesses in a subjectbasedapproach? sally07 6

7. Do they have an understanding of the past and present? Do they know knowledge and ideas have changed over the centuries? Can they see how we have developed our understanding of the world ? Do they know how different ideas from different cultures have contributed to our current world understanding? Do they understand how experience is a great asset? sally07 7

8. Do theyactively compare beliefs and perspectives withothers? Do they know how to comfortably engage withothers? Can theyjustifytheir position and point of viewwithout feeling threatened? Do theylistencarefully to others? Can they stand in someoneelse’sshoes? sally07 8

9. Do they know the differencebetweenfact and opinion? Do they know how to verify information? Do they know how to get the correct information? Are theyfamiliarwith a number of searchengines? Do they know whom to ask? sally07 9

10. Do they know how to criticallyevaluate information? Can theyidentifyreliable sources? Can theylocatereliable data and information? Can theysee how views change from one era to another? Can theyseewhoseinterests are beingserved? sally07 10

11. Do you challenge whattheydon’t know? Do you show themwheretheirknowledge gaps are? Do youdemonstrate the value of fillingthose gaps? Do theyask questions to fill in knowledge gaps? Do you encourage lookingatthingsfrom all sorts of angles? sally07 11

12. Do they know how to give feedback? Do theyhave strategies for discussion? Are they able to challenge ideas in a calm, consideredmanner? Do youcreatesafe feedback tasks? Do they have strategies for giving feedback? sally07 12

13. Do they know how to challenge ideas in a non threateningway? Do they know how to askdifficult and complex questions? Do theyunderstand cultural sensitivity? Do they have differentways of askingwhichmatch different social situations? Do theyunderstanddignity and decorum? sally07 13

14. Do they know how to rethinktheirideas? Can theysee how a textrepresentssomeone’s point of view? Can theydetecttarget audiences? Are they able to draw on real life experience? Can theyestablishwhat has been left out? sally07 14

15. Do they know how to clarifytheirthinking? 3 ideastheywant to discuss 2 questions theywant to ask 1 action theywant/need to take Do yousupplygraphicorganisers? sally07 15

16. Do they know knowledgeis open to question? It isshaped by culture It isshaped by experience It isshaped by the era It isshaped by language It isshaped by purpose sally07 16

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