Module 1 - Targeting Thinking in the Classroom
Activity 1.6
Step 1: Understanding the Seeing Reason Tool
During this and future activities, we will be using the Seeing Reason Tool to explore what affects thinking in the classroom. The following provides for a basic understanding of the tool space.
Factors involved in cause-and-effect relationships are represented by a square box. The relationships between the factors are represented by arrows of a specific thickness and color to provide meaning:
- Thicker arrows show a stronger relationship.
- Thinner arrows show a weaker one.
- Blue arrows indicate positive relationships (as X increases, Y increases).
- Red arrows indicate negative relationships (as X increases, Y decreases).
In the diagram above:
The red arrow (decreases) indicates that "As meaningful goal / task increases, blind memorisation of facts decreases";
The blue arrow (increases) indicates that "As meaningful goal / task increases, deeper thinking increases.
By moving your mouse over a relationship
arrow, the description of that relationship will appear at the top of
the map. By double-clicking an arrow, you can view the full
relationship description that explains or provides evidence for the
causal nature of the relationship.
