METHOD

Value Compass

Pupils organise their ideas by placing them in a matrix with two axes and four quadrants.

This method helps pupils assess the value of their ideas, enabling them to prioritise and choose between them based on a well-informed foundation.

1

Select, or ask the pupils to select, two pairs of relevant categories with which to sort their ideas. The categories could, for example, be:

  1. Easy / difficult to implement
  2. Expensive / inexpensive to implement
  3. Beneficial for many / few
  4. Traditional / innovative
  5. Climate-friendly / environmentally harmful
2

The categories are marked on a matrix drawn on a piece of paper or a flipchart, with a vertical (y) axis and a horizontal (x) axis intersecting in the middle.

3

In their group or in pairs, pupils place their post-its with ideas one by one into the four quadrants. They can either do this silently at first or discuss and agree on where each idea should be placed.

4

Pupils evaluate the value compass and select the idea or ideas they want to work on.

Didactic tips:

If pupils cannot agree:

  • Ask the pupils to each select and rank their 2–3 favourite ideas.
  • Consider using the Brainstorming method or one of the other brainstorming techniques before the Value Compass method to help pupils generate ideas.
  • This method is used, among others, in activity XXX
Tags: Sorting, evaluating, choosing
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MODES OF ORGANISATION:

  • Pair
  • Group

TOOLS / MATERIALS:

  • Post-its
  • Paper
  • Optional: matrix with four quadrants