Introduce a rubric that describes many of the qualities of an effective worker. Once you have shared a rubric with your students, you can choose to emphasize particular qualities during an activity. For example, if small group dynamics need attention, the cooperative traits could be singled out during a lesson. A long-term research project might stress perseverance and coping with frustration. Advantages Helping students develop academic behaviors that further their learning can be made an integral part of a lesson.
Students realize that how they approach their learning can impact what they are able to learn.
In addition, Students receive direct guidance on behaviors that may be interfering with classroom success and feedback on incremental improvement they achieve in these areas. Students become conditioned to self-evaluate personal characteristics related to learning.