Grade 7
Approaches to Learning (ATL) is one of the
5 areas of interaction in the Middle Years Programme.
Approaches to Learning uses the following questions as it's focus:
How do I learn best?
How do I know?
How do I communicate my understanding?
Approaches to Learning is central to the MYP, as it is concerned with developing
the intellectual discipline, attitudes, strategies and skills which will result
in critical, coherent and independent thought and the capacity for problem
solving and decision making. It goes beyond study skills, having to do with
learning how to learn and with developing an awareness of thought processes and
their strategic use.
Intellectual Discipline
Thesis
Argument
Conclusion
Intellectual Attitudes
Organisation
Research
Analysis
Plagarism
Critical, coherent and independent thought
Debate
Essay writing
Problem solving and decision making
Mock Trials
Debating
Learning and developing awareness
Self assessment re. learning styles
New ways of learning
Skills that need to be developed