Square Pegs and Round Holes

Question	Response
How to develop attitudes?	The resource enables students to experience some of the reasons for conflict/misunderstanding between cultures. That personal experience will encourage empathy.
What skills does this resource explicitly teach?	none
What important, related ideas/issues are not addressed in this resource?	none
What important ideas are implied by the resource, but not taught explicitly?	The lesson implies that reducing cross-cultural conflict begins with one's own attitudes and assumptions.
To enhance this resource the following changes would be beneficial:	This lesson will effectively combine with any of Pike and Selby's other resources on global development (see other resources this site) and/or activities from the BCTF Global Classroom library.

Principle	Rating	Explanation
Bias Minimization	Very Good	The rationale and values of the lesson are clearly presented.
Multiple Dimensions of Problems & Solutions	Good	The lesson examines the social, moral and ethical aspects of cultural differences however, no solutions are presented. The lesson intends only to stimulate discussion.
Respects Complexity	Very Good	The lesson demonstrates some of the challenges associated with cross-cultural understanding and interaction.
Action Experience	Poor/Not considered	The lesson intends only to stimulate discussion.
Action Skills	Poor/Not considered	The lesson intends to stimulate discussion. Debriefing activities will encourage empathy and respect among students and prepare them for active and respectful citizenship.
Empathy & Respect for Humans	Very Good	This lesson is designed to foster empathy and respect between cultures.
Personal Affinity with Earth	Poor/Not considered	Not considered in this resource.
Locally-Focused	Very Good	This lesson will enhance understanding between cultures.
Past, Present & Future	Poor/Not considered	Teachers may choose to use this lesson as a catalyst to examine historical, current and future interactions between cultures.

Pedagogical Approaches

Principle	Rating	Explanation
Open-Ended Instruction	Very Good	This lesson will present a foundation for a wide variety of culture/diversity-related activities.
Interdisciplinary and Multidisciplinary Learning	Poor/Not considered	Systems thinking is not included.
Discovery Learning	Poor/Not considered	Not considered in this resource.
Values Clarification	Very Good	The lesson encourages students to experience first-hand the contact and "collision" of two cultures and to explain their reactions.
Differentiated Instruction	Good	It is a single lesson that teaches to the affective and cognitive domains.
Experiential Learning	Very Good	Students actively experience the meeting of two different cultures and the related challenges in understanding and behaviour.
Cooperative Learning	Very Good	The lesson is completed through a cooperative learning strategy. Cooperative learning roles are clearly defined and additional (web) resources are provided.
Assessment & Evaluation	Very Good	Assessment strategies are included. Criteria are presented for rating students' responses and participation. The culminating activity of designing a peace plan for the two cultures is an effective way of assessing student learning.
Peer Teaching	Satisfactory	The plan for peace at the end of the activity provides students with an opportunity to demonstrate their learning.
Case Studies	Very Good	The entire lesson is one simulation.
Locus of Control	Poor/Not considered	It is a teacher-led lesson.

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