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= ﻿ Inquiry Learning  =

Over the past two years we have worked as a school to develop our own learning process for inquiry and also other learning areas. We began with other examples of an inquiry learning model and over time and with discussion with staff and outside experts have developed our tree to what we have today.

We have been working to begin using the Cross Competency skills as a form of assessment for our inquiry process.

We worked to explore the context of sustainability and chose one cross competency skill as our focus as this was the first time we had used them.

We worked with the forming of questions as an important skill in the inquiry process. I can use identified needs and key words to create relevant questions (Typically Types 3 & 4) || (Typically Types 3 - 5) || I can pose a range of relevant questions including probing questions for interviews.(Stage 3 - 7) I can take my questions to a variety of appropriate sources I persist with my questions until I acquire the required information || Here the children worked to show the questions they had formed from their needs statements and the answers they had sourced and validated.
 * Step ||  The ability to create and use relevant questions to guide thinking, and gain information. (Refers to QuESTioning Matrix)  ||
 * 1 ||  I attempt to ask questions but still create some statements or irrelevant questions  (Typically Types 1 & 2) ||
 * 2 ||  I can identify an information need  I can identify and use relevant key words
 * 3 ||  I can identify and use relevant key words and phrases  I can use identified needs and key contextual vocabulary to create a range of relevant questions
 * 4 ||  I can identify an information need and relevant vocabulary  I can edit questions where necessary

Our next step is for the children to self assess where they are at in relation to the cross competency skills rubic. We will set our best this time and next time we assess we will be putting in our progress.