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• VCCCTQ072

  Explore and answer who, what and where questions

  Elaborations

  • answering who, what and where questions posed by a teacher as they explore a wide variety of familiar contexts in structured situations
  • answering questions using yes/ no responses
  • using past experience to answer simple questions related to objects in the room
  • exploring familiar objects, events and topic

  VCCCTQ072 | Capabilities | Critical and Creative Thinking | Level C | Questions and Possibilities

• VCCCTQ063

  Explore questions about the world around them

  Elaborations

  • experiencing the sensory characteristics of familiar objects and exploring what is the same and different
  • actively exploring objects and materials in a wide variety of familiar contexts and structured environments
  • exploring the answer to questions related to their feelings and preferences in structured experiences and situations
  • answering questions by making choices and experiencing the consequences

  VCCCTQ063 | Capabilities | Critical and Creative Thinking | Level B | Questions and Possibilities

• VCCCTQ010

  Construct and use open and closed questions for different purposes

  Elaborations

  • providing a range of sample questions about a text and asking students to classify them in terms of having one right answer and many different possibilities
  • constructing and using closed and open questions, for example to investigate the characteristics of a place and how people describe these characteristics
  • elaborating on closed questions to transform them into open questions, for example for the purpose of gathering a range of data

  VCCCTQ010 | Capabilities | Critical and Creative Thinking | Levels 3 and 4 | Questions and Possibilities

• VCCCTQ001

  Identify, describe and use different kinds of question stems to gather information and ideas

  Elaborations

  • constructing questions with different stems (what, how, when, why) to match a given range of answers, for example about the seasons
  • responding to a prompt such as a historical image and using question stems to construct as many different questions as possible to gather information
  • discussing what types of question stems can be used, for example, to respond to an artwork, or to find out about someone’s personal strengths

  VCCCTQ001 | Capabilities | Critical and Creative Thinking | Foundation to Level 2 | Questions and Possibilities

• Critical and Creative Thinking: Level B achievement standards

  By the end of Level B, students use their senses and cause and effect to explore and understand the world around them. Students generate ideas based on their experiences and make choices in structured situations.

  Students begin to become aware of their own point of view through their emotions...

  Level description | Capabilities | Critical and Creative Thinking | Level B

• Critical and Creative Thinking: Level C achievement standards

  By the end of Level C, students answer simple questions about familiar events and topics. They identify a familiar idea or experience with support and make choices from a range of options.

  Students can identify their own point of view. They use personal experience and examples to explain reasons...

  Level description | Capabilities | Critical and Creative Thinking | Level C

• Critical and Creative Thinking: Level D achievement standards

  By the end of Level D, students answer simple questions related to their own investigation, their feelings or concept. They identify and describe an event or scientific experiment. They generate ideas based on past experience and make choices based on their personal preferences.

  Students can...

  Level description | Capabilities | Critical and Creative Thinking | Level D

• VCCCTQ032

  Consider how to approach and use questions that have different elements, including factual, temporal and conceptual elements

  Elaborations

  • identifying whether questions about a prequel or main film or written text should be answered first and explaining why
  • discussing the importance of defining key terms in a question, identifying them and explaining which should be defined first, for example when investigating daily lives of people in Ancient Greece
  • using the purpose of an inquiry to consider choices that can be made when constructing questions about it, for example, sustainable food production techniques in Australia

  VCCCTQ032 | Capabilities | Critical and Creative Thinking | Levels 7 and 8 | Questions and Possibilities

• VCCCTQ081

  Pose questions to gather information

  Elaborations

  • exploring a wide variety of familiar contexts and with encouragement and support, they wonder, question and become adventurous in their thinking about these contexts
  • posing questions when prompted by teacher to investigate information and ideas
  • exploring how different question stems (who, what, when, why) elicit different types of information

  VCCCTQ081 | Capabilities | Critical and Creative Thinking | Level D | Questions and Possibilities

• VCCCTQ054

  Exposed to the concept of posing questions

  Elaborations

  • asked simple ‘yes’ and ‘no’ questions
  • using their senses to explore questions posed
  • exploring objects and their purpose and characteristics

  VCCCTQ054 | Capabilities | Critical and Creative Thinking | Level A | Questions and Possibilities

• VCPSCSE060

  Indicate the personal characteristics and the abilities they possess

  Elaborations

  • starting to recognise themselves in a mirror and photographs
  • exploring the personal characteristics and capabilities they possess through structured learning activities
  • reflecting on their own learning and personal characteristics by answering ‘yes’ and ‘no’ questions

  VCPSCSE060 | Capabilities | Personal and Social Capability | Level B | Self-Awareness and Management | Development of resilience

• VCNRC018

  Interact with peers and teacher to exchange personal information about everyday routines involving school and home environment

  Elaborations

  • asking and answering questions to exchange information about self and family
  • asking and sharing information about daily and classroom routines
  • using common responses for frequently asked comments or questions
  • exchanging simple correspondence such as notes, invitations or messages in print or digital form

  VCNRC018 | Capabilities | Personal and Social Capability | Levels 3 and 4 | Communicating | Socialising

• VCCCTQ043

  Investigate the characteristics of effective questions in different contexts to examine information and test possibilities

  Elaborations

  • identifying the distinctive characteristics of questions as part of an inquiry that draws on different learning areas
  • discussing how a question might change to suit different contexts, for example how questions about human wellbeing might change depending on scale of investigation, and evaluating proposed questions
  • examining a list of questions and identifying which are the most effective and why

  VCCCTQ043 | Capabilities | Critical and Creative Thinking | Levels 9 and 10 | Questions and Possibilities

• Critical and Creative Thinking: Levels 7 and 8 description

  In Levels 7 and 8, the curriculum focuses on developing the knowledge, skills and understanding to analyse thinking and the selection and application of a range of techniques to support effective thinking. Students learn strategies to assist them synthesise their thinking. Students develop an...

  Level description | Capabilities | Critical and Creative Thinking

• Ethical Capability: Levels 7 and 8 description

  In Levels 7 and 8, the curriculum focuses on developing the knowledge, skills and understandings to explore the tensions related to ethical concepts and decision making. Students extend their exploration of the two major ways to approach ethical deliberation – thinking about consequences...

  Level description | Capabilities | Ethical Capability

• Intercultural Capability: Levels 7 and 8 description

  In Levels 7 and 8, the curriculum focus is on developing the knowledge, skills and understandings to reflect on how cultural practices and beliefs contributes to individual, group and national identities. This includes religious beliefs, traditional celebrations and customs, social relationships...

  Level description | Capabilities | Intercultural Capability

• Personal and Social Capability: Levels 7 and 8 description

  In Levels 7 and 8, the curriculum focuses on emotional self-management and the ability to recognise the characteristics of respectful relationships in a range of contexts. Students learn about personal values and how they may differ. The curriculum provides opportunities for students to demonstrate...

  Level description | Capabilities | Personal and Social Capability

• VCCCTQ021

  Examine how different kinds of questions can be used to identify and clarify information, ideas and possibilities

  Elaborations

  • exploring how different questions can change the focus of a topic, for example social , political, historical, economic questions, as part of a planning an inquiry
  • comparing two sets of survey questions on the same topic and identifying similarities and differences and discussing possible reasons for these
  • discussing questions designed to elicit quantitative responses and those designed to elicit qualitative responses and constructing both kinds of questions, for example as part of research into consumer decision-making

  VCCCTQ021 | Capabilities | Critical and Creative Thinking | Levels 5 and 6 | Questions and Possibilities

• VCCCTR046

  Examine a range of rhetorical devices and reasoning errors, including false dichotomies and begging the question

  Elaborations

  • identifying why a claim in a persuasive text such as ‘when will people stop being so greedy?’ or an interview question asked by a journalist such as ‘what are you afraid of?’ is begging the question and how begging the question is often used as a term for circular arguments
  • discussing how false dichotomies are used, for example by stakeholders in political issues when they try to persuade
  • analysing a range of examples to explore when particular forms of reasoning are legitimate and when they are fallacious, for example, ad hominin arguments and the relevance of criticising the person making the argument rather than the argument itself; or hasty generalisations and whether an evidence base is sufficient enough to generalise from

  VCCCTR046 | Capabilities | Critical and Creative Thinking | Levels 9 and 10 | Reasoning

• VCNRC054

  Participate in classroom interactions and exchanges through asking and responding to open-ended questions and offering opinions

  Elaborations

  • initiating interactions in a class or group activity
  • asking for, giving and following instructions in a variety of situations
  • asking and responding to questions
  • expressing opinions and inviting people to give opinions or suggestions
  • discussing and sharing learning strategies, such as developing vocabulary knowledge and expressing ideas and opinions in different ways

  VCNRC054 | Capabilities | Personal and Social Capability | Levels 7 and 8 | Communicating | Socialising