Applying the Tower of Hanoi to Pre-assess Planning and Goal Setting Skills in High School Students

Laura Campbell, Alexandra Buchanan
(HPPE Department, G54 Hill Center, Ithaca College, USA)

Abstract: This teaching technique applies the Tower of Hanoi as a tool to pre-assess students on the skills of planning and goal setting. Objectives: By the end of the lesson, the students will be able to determine their personal strengths and weaknesses of planning and goal setting skills and develop a plan that uses eight elements of planning and goal setting for a health concern. Primary Audience: High school students.

Key words: health education, teaching strategies, planning, goal setting, Tower of Hanoi, Tower of London, high school lesson, pre-assessment