Thinking Processes Assessment Map – Sample at Level 3
How can we feed the hungry people of the world?
This is sample illustrates how a particular stimulus and task can be used to illustrate achievement at more than one level.
Context
As part of a Humanities unit, students were asked to generate possible solutions to the question ‘How can we feed the hungry people of the world?’ They then selected their top three ideas and explained how they had arrived at this ranking.
The element of the Creativity standard addressed by the task is:
(Students) … test the possibilities of ideas they generate.
Sample
The following samples illustrate the kinds of responses that students produce when they have achieved the elements of the standard addressed by this task.
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Annotation
Creativity – Level 3
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A Generates two distinct solutions.
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B Elaborates on those solutions.
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C Simple justification for their choice which is a repeat of their previous elaboration.
Element of the standard
(Students) … test the possibilities of ideas they generate.
Sample 2
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Annotation
Creativity – Level 3
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A. Generates three distinct solutions.
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B. Provides a simple reason for each of their choices: clean water to prevent sickness; providing plants and animals for food; and donated food last because it might rot (implicitly not a long term solution).
Element of the standard
(Students)… test the possibilities of ideas they generate.
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Annotation
Creativity – Level 3
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A. Generates a number of options but all variations on two basic ideas: raising money and sending food.
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B. Simple rationale given for choices: it’s not much money; it’s a kind thing to do; and people will be healthy and happy.
Element of the standard
Students … test the possibilities of ideas they generate.
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