Section IV: Mooring
This section explores how students, anchored in good Habits of Mind already, can apply these study skills and academic dispositions to opportunities outside the traditional classroom. Sarah Tulane and Travis Thurston examine social science research methods courses in which Habits of Mind help students develop personal relevance of research, growth mindsets, and self-efficacy as researchers. Joyce Kinkead then explores how her National Science Foundation-funded pilot project on Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs) draws on Habits of Mind. Ekaterina Arshavskaya demonstrates how Habits of Mind skills can be incorporated into service- and community-engaged learning opportunities. Rachel Turner considers how Habits of Mind prepare K–12 educators to be culturally responsive educators. Finally, Karin deJonge-Kannan illustrates how she incorporates Habits of Mind into scaffolded research papers.
Habits of Mind discussed in this section include:
- Creating, imagining, and innovating
- Questioning and posing problems
- Gathering data through all senses
- Applying past knowledge to new situations
- Persisting
- Thinking flexibly
- Thinking about your thinking (metacognition)
- Thinking and communicating with clarity and precision
- Striving for accuracy
- Remaining open to continuous learning
- Managing impulsivity
- Thinking interdependently
