Yesterday I saw a lesson in psychology at work. My class of 15 grade 1 students stood outside for about an hour not moving too much for a Remembrance Day ceremony. In psychology class it was noted that the average child at this age has about at 6min attention span – max. It was interesting to see how they shifted their attention from their friends, to the ceremony, to something interesting they saw, etc., as the ceremony went on. One other thing that was really interesting was the localization of sound and sight pairing that the students demonstrated.
Oh yeah… that and authentic and genuine praise of good work is of course rewarding to children. However, I want to see first hand if they will internalize this positive reinforcement into a source of motivation.
Q
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