you've got talent: how to critique
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The Critique
Evaluation
Critique
Observation
Collaboration
Motivation
Presentation
(purpose)
Object of Evaluation
• You
• She
• They
• You are talented
• You didn’t do very well
• It
• The Design
• The work
• It could be improved
• The work should be
finishedwork
person
Why is this important?
people don’t respond well to personal criticism
Personal criticism is not performance based
Most people think intelligence/capability is static
Students are less likely to redo homework after personal criticism
Students are more likely to redo homework if the work is the object of criticism
X√
(not reworked)
(reworked)
Effects of Personal
PraisePraise should help me not be intimidated by new challenges
I won a manicure for clearing my plate after dinner
Minimize blows to self esteem
One school district in Massachusetts had students jump rope without a rope
Embarrassment of tripping too risky to
self-esteemX
Could there be a down side to
praise
The inverse power of praise
A study
700 studentsGiven workshops
Taught study skills
(control group)
Study skills +
intelligence can be developed
Read studies on how the brain grows
neurons when challenged
Scores increased
The inverse power of praise
more
Labeling students talented could hinder their progress
Taught study skills
(control group)
Study of 400 fifth-graders
Read studies on how brain
grows neurons when
challenged
Those praised for effort, 90% chose
the harder test
Easy test
2nd Test
talented hardworker
Praise
You must have worked really
hard
You must be smart at this
What some praise tells kids
• Look smart
• Don’t risk mistakes
What other praise tells kids
• Effort matters
• Try difficult things
• Intelligence can be
increased
I'm a great believer in luck, and I find the harder
I work the more I have of it.
~Thomas Jefferson
The End!