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What are the PYP Approaches to Learning?

What are the PYP approaches to learning?

The PYP Approaches to Learning are a set of transdisciplinary skills that are valuable for all their learning within the classroom and in life outside of school. They are tools that can be used by students across all subject areas to become successful learners. Opportunities are provided for students to practice using these skills and reflect on how they are applying them to their learning. You can support the use of these skills outside of school by referring to them with your children and the community. The more purposeful, guided opportunities we have to use them, the more skilled we become in their use.

 

 

 

 Thinking  Social  Communication  Self-Management  Research

Acquisition of Knowledge

Gaining specific facts, ideas, vocabulary; remembering in similar form

Comprehension

Grasping meaning from material learned; communicating and interpreting learning

Analysis

Taking knowledge or ideas apart; separating into component parts; seeing relationships; finding unique characteristics.

Synthesis

Combining parts to create wholes; creating, designing, developing and innovating

Evaluation

Making judgments or decisions based on chosen criteria; standards and conditions

Dialectical Thought

Thinking about and understanding two or more different points of view at the same time

Metacognition

Analyzing one’s own and others’ thought processes; thinking about how one thinks and learns.

Accepting Responsibility

Taking on and completing tasks in an appropriate manner; being willing to assume a share of the responsibility

Respecting Others

Listening sensitively to others; making decisions based on fairness and equality; recognizing that others’ beliefs, viewpoints, religions and ideas may be different and stating one’s own opinion without hurting others

Cooperation

Working together in a group; being courteous to others, sharing materials; taking turns

Resolving Conflict

Listening carefully to others; compromising; being fair

Group Decision-Making

Listening to others; discussing ideas; asking questions; working towards consensus

Adopting a Variety of Group Roles

Understanding what behavior is appropriate in a given situation and act accordingly

Listening

Listening to directions; listening to others; listening to information

Speaking

Speaking clearly, expressing ideas clearly and logically

Reading

Reading a variety of sources for information and pleasure; and comprehending what has been read

Writing

Recording information and observations; taking notes and paraphrasing; keeping a journal or record

Viewing

Interpreting and analyzing visuals and multimedia; understanding how they convey ideas, values and beliefs; making informed choices about personal viewing experiences

Presenting

Constructing visuals and multimedia for a range of purposes and audiences

Non-Verbal Communication

Recognizing the meaning of visual and kinesthetic communication

Gross Motor Skills

Exhibiting skills in which groups of large muscles are used

Fine Motor Skills

Exhibiting skills in which precision in small muscle systems is required

Spatial Awareness

Displaying a sensitivity to the position of objects in relation to oneself or each other

Organization

Planning and carrying out activities effectively

Time Management

Using time effectively and appropriately

Safety

Engaging in personal behavior that avoids placing oneself or others in danger or at risk.

Healthy Lifestyle

Making informed choices to achieve a balance in nutrition, rest, relaxation, health and exercise

Codes of Behavior

Knowing and applying the appropriate rules and procedures of groups of people

Informed Choices

Selecting the appropriate course of action or behavior based on fact or opinion

Formulating Questions

Identifying what one wants to know and asking compelling and relevant questions

Observing

Using all of the senses to notice relevant details

Planning

Developing a course of action and devising ways to find out necessary information

Collecting Data

Gathering information from a variety of first-second-hand sources

Recording Data

Describing and recording information in a variety of ways

Organizing Data

Sorting and categorizing information and arranging in understandable forms

Interpreting Data

Drawing conclusions from relationships and patterns that emerge from data

Presenting Research Findings

Communicating what is learned; choosing appropriate media.