Identify leadership qualities
Teacher Guide
TT Identify leadership qualities determining the extent to which individuals demonstrate leadership qualities targeted
4
adaptable Primary
Learning outcomes • understand the qualities of effective leadership • find evidence to illustrate the presence or absence of leadership qualities
Intermediate
4 Senior 4
Middle
When to use the strategy • examine qualities of successful leaders (e.g., civil rights leaders, national leaders, managers) • identify qualities of successful scientists or mathematicians • judge the leadership abilities of historic figures • judge the leadership qualities of characters in a novel (e.g., Ralph and Jack in Lord of the Flies) • reflect on personal leadership qualities • literature response journal: Was the character a strong leader? How to use the strategy Prior knowledge • knowledge of the individual Ideas to emphasize • Attributes of successful leaders may include: –– integrity: having strong moral principles and sticking to those principles –– visionary: looking ahead with foresight and setting goals, thinking beyond the immediate –– charismatic: able to influence or inspire people –– trustworthy: reliable, dependable, worthy of trust –– flexible: the quality of changing strategies to fit changed circumstances –– resourceful: getting the optimum value for all available resources –– motivated: believes in the importance of the issue / action –– decisive: able to make decisions –– insightful: ability to see beyond the obvious. • Consistent evidence is needed to support a conclusion. Instructional suggestions • Invite students to suggest people who they consider to be effective leaders. Consider leaders at the school, community and national / international levels. • For each leader, instruct students to discuss and record attributes that make this person stand out. Share information in a class discussion. Create an extensive list of attributes that leaders demonstrate. • Model recording evidence of leadership qualities, using the activity sheet. © The Critical Thinking Consortium
Identify leadership qualities
Student Guide
determining the extent to which individuals demonstrate leadership qualities
Purpose This strategy helps me identify qualities that contribute to successful leadership and judge the extent to which an individual demonstrates these qualities.
Instructions • Before you begin, make sure you know the qualities of an effective leader. • Identify an individual whose leadership you will examine. • Find out about the individual’s role as a leader. What did they accomplish? Who did they lead / influence? • Ask yourself whether or not the individual is an effective leader. • Identify several leadership qualities that were important and relevant to the individual. • Record the qualities in the first column on the activity sheet. • Consider whether or not the individual demonstrated each quality. Provide evidence to illustrate whether or not the quality was demonstrated. • For each quality, provide several pieces of evidence. • Based on the evidence, judge the extent to which the individual demonstrated each quality, using the scale: 1 – not at all 2 – somewhat 3 – definitely. Iden
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© The Critical Thinking Consortium
Identifying leadership qualities Select individuals that are leaders and identify qualities that contributed to their leadership. Provide evidence that illustrates the presence or absence of each quality. Provide a rating based on the evidence.
Activity Sheet
Individual: Leadership quality
Evidence the quality is, or is not, present
Rating 1 – not at all 2 – somewhat 3 – definitely
1 – not at all 2 – somewhat 3 – definitely
1 – not at all 2 – somewhat 3 – definitely
1 – not at all 2 – somewhat 3 – definitely
1 – not at all 2 – somewhat 3 – definitely
Criteria Relevant quality and evidence: several pieces of consistent, important evidence for qualities that pertains to the leader. Plausible ratings: evidence supports the assigned rating. © The Critical Thinking Consortium
Assessing the explanation
Rubric
Relevant quality and evidence Excellent
Very Good
Competent
Basic
Identifies qualities that pertain to the leader and offers several relevant pieces of evidence for each quality, including the most important evidence.
Identifies qualities that pertain to the leader and offers the most important, relevant pieces of evidence for each quality.
Identifies qualities that mostly pertain to the leader and offers a few relevant pieces of evidence for each quality, but important evidence is sometimes ignored.
Identifies qualities that sometimes pertain to the leader and offers little relevant evidence for each quality.
Very Good
Competent
Basic
Not Yet Able
Evidence:
Plausible rating Excellent Offers a rating that is very strongly supported by the evidence.
Offers a rating that is well supported by the evidence.
Offers a rating that is supported to some extent by the evidence.
Not Yet Able
Offers a rating that is supported weakly or not at all by the evidence.
Evidence:
© The Critical Thinking Consortium
TT Identify leadership qualities determining the extent to which individuals demonstrate leadership qualities targeted
4
adaptable Primary
Learning outcomes • understand the qualities of effective leadership • find evidence to illustrate the presence or absence of leadership qualities
Intermediate
4 Senior 4
Middle
When to use the strategy • examine qualities of successful leaders (e.g., civil rights leaders, national leaders, managers) • identify qualities of successful scientists or mathematicians • judge the leadership abilities of historic figures • judge the leadership qualities of characters in a novel (e.g., Ralph and Jack in Lord of the Flies) • reflect on personal leadership qualities • literature response journal: Was the character a strong leader? How to use the strategy Prior knowledge • knowledge of the individual Ideas to emphasize • Attributes of successful leaders may include: –– integrity: having strong moral principles and sticking to those principles –– visionary: looking ahead with foresight and setting goals, thinking beyond the immediate –– charismatic: able to influence or inspire people –– trustworthy: reliable, dependable, worthy of trust –– flexible: the quality of changing strategies to fit changed circumstances –– resourceful: getting the optimum value for all available resources –– motivated: believes in the importance of the issue / action –– decisive: able to make decisions –– insightful: ability to see beyond the obvious. • Consistent evidence is needed to support a conclusion. Instructional suggestions • Invite students to suggest people who they consider to be effective leaders. Consider leaders at the school, community and national / international levels. • For each leader, instruct students to discuss and record attributes that make this person stand out. Share information in a class discussion. Create an extensive list of attributes that leaders demonstrate. • Model recording evidence of leadership qualities, using the activity sheet. © The Critical Thinking Consortium
Identify leadership qualities
Student Guide
determining the extent to which individuals demonstrate leadership qualities
Purpose This strategy helps me identify qualities that contribute to successful leadership and judge the extent to which an individual demonstrates these qualities.
Instructions • Before you begin, make sure you know the qualities of an effective leader. • Identify an individual whose leadership you will examine. • Find out about the individual’s role as a leader. What did they accomplish? Who did they lead / influence? • Ask yourself whether or not the individual is an effective leader. • Identify several leadership qualities that were important and relevant to the individual. • Record the qualities in the first column on the activity sheet. • Consider whether or not the individual demonstrated each quality. Provide evidence to illustrate whether or not the quality was demonstrated. • For each quality, provide several pieces of evidence. • Based on the evidence, judge the extent to which the individual demonstrated each quality, using the scale: 1 – not at all 2 – somewhat 3 – definitely. Iden
tifyin
g lea
Select individ Prov uals ide ev that iden are le base ce d on ader s and the ev that illus trate iden iden Indivi s the tif ce. dual presen y qualiti : es th ce or at abse nce of contribut ed to each Lead their qual ership le ity. Pr qual ovide adership ity . a ratin g
dersh
ip qu
Eviden
ce th
alitie
e qu
ality
s
is, or
is no
Activ ity Shee t
t, pres
ent
Ratin
g
1 – no
t at all
2 – som
ewha
t
3 – de
finitely
1 – no
t at all
2 – som
Criteria
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3 – de
finitely
1 – no
t at all
2 – som
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Relevant quality and evidence: several pieces of consistent, important evidence for qualities that pertains to the leader.
t
3 – de
finitely
1 – no
t at all
2 – som
ewha
t
3 – de
finitely
Plausible ratings: evidence supports the assigned rating. Relev ant qu that perta ality and ins to ev the lea idence: sev der. eral pie ible rat ces of ings: consi evide stent, nce sup impo ports rtant the ass evide nce for igned rating quali tie .
Plaus
1 – no
t at all
Criter
ia
2 – som
ewha
t
3 – de
finitely
s
© Th
e Cri
tical
Think
ing Co
nsortiu
m
© The Critical Thinking Consortium
Identifying leadership qualities Select individuals that are leaders and identify qualities that contributed to their leadership. Provide evidence that illustrates the presence or absence of each quality. Provide a rating based on the evidence.
Activity Sheet
Individual: Leadership quality
Evidence the quality is, or is not, present
Rating 1 – not at all 2 – somewhat 3 – definitely
1 – not at all 2 – somewhat 3 – definitely
1 – not at all 2 – somewhat 3 – definitely
1 – not at all 2 – somewhat 3 – definitely
1 – not at all 2 – somewhat 3 – definitely
Criteria Relevant quality and evidence: several pieces of consistent, important evidence for qualities that pertains to the leader. Plausible ratings: evidence supports the assigned rating. © The Critical Thinking Consortium
Assessing the explanation
Rubric
Relevant quality and evidence Excellent
Very Good
Competent
Basic
Identifies qualities that pertain to the leader and offers several relevant pieces of evidence for each quality, including the most important evidence.
Identifies qualities that pertain to the leader and offers the most important, relevant pieces of evidence for each quality.
Identifies qualities that mostly pertain to the leader and offers a few relevant pieces of evidence for each quality, but important evidence is sometimes ignored.
Identifies qualities that sometimes pertain to the leader and offers little relevant evidence for each quality.
Very Good
Competent
Basic
Not Yet Able
Evidence:
Plausible rating Excellent Offers a rating that is very strongly supported by the evidence.
Offers a rating that is well supported by the evidence.
Offers a rating that is supported to some extent by the evidence.
Not Yet Able
Offers a rating that is supported weakly or not at all by the evidence.
Evidence:
© The Critical Thinking Consortium
