Activity details
The main purpose of this learning tool consists in placing the older pupils of the school in the face of the challenge of passing on to the youngest the knowledge they have built around a given curricular unit.
This idea is inspired by the Glasser's Learning Pyramid, according to which we only retain 5% of what we hear, 10% of what we read, 20% of what comes to us by audiovisual, 30% of what is shown to us, 50% of what results from a discussion, 75% of what we practice, and 90% of what we teach. So, the idea is to promote a practice that promotes a retention of 90% of the concepts foreseen in the approach of a given curricular unit, placing pupils facing the challenge of teaching the youngest.
Thus, the aim is to improve the education quality, either through the implementation of more efficient dynamics in retaining what is learned (Glasser’s learning pyramid), or through the creation of spaces for metacognitive processes to take action (Flavell’s metacognition). The pupils will create a learning experience based on their own learning process.
Thus, it is proposed that a group of pupils organise a meeting with their peers in order to disseminate what they have learned.
The protocols through which the application of this leaning tool is proposed could be found in the attachment. The activity was developed around the water properties theme, focusing the problem of its worldwide distribution and the maintenance of its quality. It highlights the fact that this dynamic can be replicated in any curricular unit.