LEVELS OF INQUIRY PROFICIENCY

[PYP EXHIBITION]
Name:

U of I:

LEARNING PHASES
(in ascending order)

LEARNING TASKS
(sequence of inquiry)

1] TUNE IN: Preparation

*Remembering: recall & recognize
information, concepts, ideas
*Understanding: grasp the
meaning of material

1] engaged with issue/topic

2] established relevance
3] focused on prior knowledge
4] identifies problems
5] formulates questions

Date:

CRITICAL THINKING
(cognitive processes)

FLUENCY
Generates a great many ideas,
answers, choices or ways to do
something.

CREATIVE THINKING
(affective processes)

RISK TAKING
Tries new challenges,
experiments with new
ideas, takes chances and
deals with the unknown.

LEVEL OF DEPICTION
(scale: observation)
HIGHLY EVIDENT
EVIDENT
SOMETIMES EVIDENT
NOT YET EVIDENT

2] FIND OUT: Investigation

*Applying: using procedures &
transfer to a new task
*Analyzing: constituent parts,
structure, conclusions

3] GO FURTHER: Independence
*Evaluating: check, appraise, judge,
critique
*Creating: reorganize, synthesize,
generate, produce

1] locates & gathers info

2] clarifies/ extends quests
3] sorts, organizes, processes
4] synthesizes & generalizes
5] refines conceptual links

1] alternative avenues
2] gains new & deeper insight
3] finds own pathways
4] develops & uses initiative
5] mentors & assists others

FLEXIBILITY
Finds and fits a variety of
categories by varying size,
shape, quantity, time,
requirements, objectives &
dimensions.

COMPLEXITY
Makes sense of a
complicated idea, creates
structure and builds a
logical order in a given
situation.

ORIGINALITY
Seeks new ideas by suggesting
unusual twists or by coming up
with clever responses to a given
situation.

CURIOSITY
Follows a hunch, questions
alternatives, ponders
outcomes and wonders
about options.

HIGHLY EVIDENT
EVIDENT
SOMETIMES EVIDENT
NOT YET EVIDENT
HIGHLY EVIDENT
EVIDENT
SOMETIMES EVIDENT
NOT YET EVIDENT

4] CULMINATE: Metacognition
*Reflecting: monitor & evaluate
own thinking processes
* Acting: apply learning with aim &
deliberation

1] knowing what can be known

2] considers the bigger picture
3] determines value of learning
4] does act on learning
5] celebrates learning journey

ELABORATION
Stretches the topic by
expanding, enlarging, enriching
or embellishing possibilities that
build on previous ideas.

IMAGINATION
Visualizes possibilities,
builds mind images, pictures
new objects, and wonders
about what could exist.

HIGHLY EVIDENT
EVIDENT
SOMETIMES EVIDENT
NOT YET EVIDENT

[Compiled by: Dirk Esterhuizen, International School of Helderberg, Cape Town; 2011]

COMMENTS
(anecdotal remarks)