Suggestions+for+answering+the+key+questions

May 29th 2009

How de we know?  This is a question a lot of you have found difficult. Here is what Ms. Fayad answered to the Visual Contamination 3 group in 6A... It is probably useful for all of you. So here is the explanation of how to answer... how de we know?

"  This is about reflecting on how well you have inquired and reflected around your issue/problem--in other words, how well prepared you are for your Exhibition.

You should consider how complete your inquiry has been, how good and varied were your resources of information, what evidence do you have, how you arrived to your conclusions, etc.

It is also about how accurate (precise) and how objective (not taking only one side of the problem) you have been as a group.

It's a way to check how ready you are to prepare your performance. "

Good luck!



** What you have been waiting for!.......Here is a way of answering the key questions in a really simple way. 

After each question there is a short description to give you more of an idea of how to answer them. It is a time to make connections between all the various resources and information you have collected and synthesise it all to help you ** **reach in depth understanding of the problem you have chosen. 

So now.. think of your chosen problem and ** **<span style="font-size: 150%; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; color: rgb(0, 128, 0);"> answer the key questions: <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255); font-size: 120%; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">FORM: "What is it like?" The understanding that everything has a form with recognizable features that can be observed, identified, described and categorized.

FUNCTION: "How does it work?" The understanding that everything has a purpose, a role or a way of behaving that can be investigated.

CAUSATION: "Why is it like this?" The understanding that things do not just happen, that there are causal relationships at work, and that actions have consequences.

CHANGE: "How is it changing?" The understanding that change is the process of movement from one state to another. It is universal and inevitable. <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 128);"> CONNECTION: "How is it connected to other things?" The understanding that we live in a world of interacting systems in which the actions of any individual element affect others.

PERSPECTIVE: "What are the points of view?"The understanding that knowledge is moderated by perspectives; different perspectives lead to different interpretations, understandings and findings; perspectives may be individual, group, cultural or disciplinary.

RESPONSIBILITY: "What is our responsibility?" The understanding that people make choices based on their understandings, and the actions they take as a result do make a difference.

REFLECTION: "How do we know?" The understanding that there are different ways of knowing, and that it is important to reflect on our conclusions, to consider our methods of reasoning, and the quality and the reliability of the evidence we have considered. **