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Inquiry and Costa’s Levels of Questions. What is Inquiry?. Inquiry (noun) Searching for answers by asking questions. Costa’s Levels of Questions. A system to group questions/statements by level 3 levels - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
INQUIRY AND
COSTA’S LEVELS OF QUESTIONS
What is Inquiry?
Inquiry (noun) Searching for answers by asking questions
Costa’s Levels of Questions A system to group
questions/statements by level 3 levels Progresses from simple questions
that address lower-level thinking skills (like memorizing facts) to complex questions that address higher-level thinking skills (like inventing your own college)
Level 1 Questions
The answer can be found in the text Very concrete and relates only to the
text Asks for facts about what has been
heard or read Information is recalled in the exact
way it was heard
Level 1 Questions
Level 1 Words:
Define – tell what the meaning is Describe – tell about Identify/Name List Observe Recite – say aloud from memory
Level 1 Questions
Examples
What is photosynthesis? Define exposition. Identify the starting date of the Civil
War. Recite the first two stanzas of the poem. List all the steps in the scientific method
in any order.
Level 2 Questions
The answer can be inferred from the text. Infer: to conclude or judge based on the
information available
Information can be broken down into parts Involves examining in detail, analyzing
causes, making inferences, finding information to support big ideas or decision making
Questions combine information in a new way
Level 2 Questions
Level 2 Words Analyze – to break a big idea into parts Synthesize – to put small parts
together Compare – to show the similarities Contrast – to show the differences Categorize/Group/Classify – to put into
a group based on similarities Sequence – to put in order
Level 2 Questions
Examples
Using a plot diagram, analyze the plot of the short story.
Compare the square root of 49 to the square root of 64. Which is greater?
Diagram and order the stages of photosynthesis.
Compare and contrast the two main characters. Group the different questions according to
Costa’s levels of questions.
Level 3 Questions
The answer goes beyond the text or lecture.
Ask that judgments be made from information
Gives opinions about issues, judges the validity of ideas or other products and justifies opinions and ideas
Level 3 Questions
Level 3 Words
Apply – to use knowledge/skills in a new setting
Evaluate/Judge – to judge, grade, say whether something is good or bad
Imagine Hypothesize/Predict – to say what will
happen next based on the information available
Level 3 Questions
Examples
Can you predict what will happen to the main character as she grows up? How will moving away from her home change her perspective about life?
Apply your knowledge of geometry and ratios to create a perfect scale model of Campbell Middle School.
Imagine you were in the main character’s situation. What would you do and how would you feel?
Evaluate your binder using your knowledge of organization.
What would life be like today if the South had won the Civil War?
Level ONERequire us to gather informationcomplete, identify, recite, define, describe, list, observe, select
Level TWORequire us to PROCESS informationcompare, sort, infer, contrast, classify, distinguish, explain (why?) analyze
Level THREERequire us to APPLY/EVALUATE informationevaluate, judgegeneralize, predict, hypothesize,imagine, speculate, forecast
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COMPLETECOUNTDEFINEDESCRIBEIDENTIFYLISTMATCHNAMEOBSERVERECITE
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Can you build a second or third story
without having the first story?