The barometer method is a didactic method designed to make it easier for students to reach a judgment. It enables students to visualize their opinions on a certain topic and promotes the ability to form differentiated opinions, to argue and to critically examine different points of view.
Students write criticisms on colored sheets of paper on a specific topic. These are collected and stuck on a large sheet of paper, the “wailing wall”. This is a good way of getting criticism and frustration out without comment. It can also be used as an introductory method for taking stock in planning processes.
This method helps students to analyze images, illustrations and photos using questions regarding their intended purpose.
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The method is a problem-solving technique in which an initially targeted question is reversed, requiring a different approach. For example, instead of considering how an idea can succeed, the question is asked, what must be done for its failure.
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In this method, several caricatures on a topic are compared and analyzed. This provides an overview of different interpretations of a topic.
To help students carry out their project, it is useful to draw up a work schedule. This allows responsibilities to be allocated, timelines to be set and the number of tasks to be estimated.
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This method is suitable for reviewing ideas for research questions with regard to their feasibility. The students scrutinize their own ideas on the basis of predefined key questions. In the end, they can decide in favor of one or more ideas.
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This method is a simple and low-threshold way for students to quickly exchange ideas with each other. It does not require any special preparation or specific materials and only takes a few minutes.
In this method, six students work together in a group to develop ideas together in writing. The method is so called because six students work together, each person initially writes down three ideas and these ideas are then passed on five times within the group. The aim is to develop ideas quickly and intuitively without judging them
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Students can use the evaluation target disc to provide uncomplicated and low-threshold feedback on various aspects. The feedback can be directed at the teacher or the entire group.
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