Values continuum

Organisation Individuals, group

Preparation A handout for each student

Time 15 – 20 minutes

Procedure Step 1: Each student fills in the handout by marking on his agreement

or disagreement with each statement.

Step 2: The distribution of agreements and disagreements within the

group is revealed and differences of opinion are discussed.

Step 3: (optional) Students are asked to look at their handouts again and

note those statements where they agreed or disagreed very

strongly.

Variations Instead of statements (which can of course be adapted to any course

work being done at the time) proverbs or sayings can be used.

Values continuum (handouts)

 

	Agree strongly	Agree somewhat	Neither agree nor disagree	Disagree somewhat	Disagree strongly
Beating children is sometimes necessary.
People who tell lies steal as well.
For every problem there is only one correct solution.
Where there's a will there's a way.
Think before you act.
Proverbs are usually true.
We can learn a lot from the past.
Modern problems cannot be solved by old methods.
People can be changed by education.
Never fight against things you cannot change by yourself.
It's never too late.
Everybody is different.