Tasmania

STANDARD 4

STANDARD 5

THINKING

INQUIRY

Understands the process of inquiry and uses appropriate techniques for posing questions, defining problems, processing and evaluating data, drawing conclusions and flexibly applying findings to further learning, and to creating new solutions.

Understanding the processes of issues identification, data collection, selection of strategies, evaluation of findings and creation of solutions.

Understands how to design and construct investigations through deliberate research, drawing on the understanding processes and skills derived from disciplines and reflecting upon the quality of conclusions and methodologies used.

REFLECTIVE THINKING

Understands that reflective thinking is a deliberate process, affected by emotions and motivations, and that it is used to develop and refine ideas and beliefs and to explore different and new perceptions

Understands how to choose from a range of thinking strategies and use them to solve problems, make personal and group decisions and evaluate their effectiveness.

Understands how to deliberately select and apply thinking strategies to the consideration of alternative perceptions and value positions, and evaluate the quality of personal choices about such issues.

COMMUNICATING

BEING INFORMATION LITERATE

Understands how to effectively access, interpret, transform, create, communicate, evaluate, and manage information in ethical ways, using a range of sources.

Understands how to use advanced search techniques and critically evaluate information sources. Structures and manages personal collections of information. Synthesises information and creatively uses it and technology in responsible and ethical ways.

Understands own information needs. Uses technology as a tool to solve problems. Critically, collaboratively and ethically engages in local and global learning communities. Applies prior understandings to effectively use new software and hardware tools.

PERSONAL FUTURES

BEING ETHICAL

Understands that to be ethical requires caring about the consequences of actions of self and others and that the quality of ethical judgements is based upon reasoning and the application of ethical principles.

Understands how to use valid ethical principles to make choices in developing a personal position. Demonstrates ethical behaviour by caring about their actions and those of others.

Understands that emotional response and social contexts influence evaluation of the actions of others and the modification of personal actions and beliefs.

SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

UNDERSTANDING THE PAST AND CREATING PREFERRED FUTURES

Understands that investigating the past and reflecting on the present are essential to understanding self and others and creating preferred futures.

Understands how to evaluate evidence, viewpoints and decisions through investigating past, present and future contexts.

Understanding how to make predictions and take actions for preferred futures based on historical investigations, recognising the influence of evidence, perspective and context.

WORLD FUTURES

INVESTIGATING THE NATURAL AND CONSTRUCTED WORLD

Understands how to scientifically investigate the natural and constructed world, appreciating the tentative nature of knowledge and the value of creative, imaginative and speculative thinking.

Understands the principles of fair testing and controlling variables. Compares their findings with those of others and evaluates against current scientific knowledge. Chooses appropriate questions for a variety of scientific investigations

Understands how to select appropriate methods to investigate collaboratively-formulated, testable models, taking into consideration current scientific knowledge. Critically evaluates own results, and modifies ideas in the light of new information.

CREATING SUSTAINABLE FUTURES

Understand the environmental principles and ethical issues involved in creating and working towards sustainable futures.

Understands how to investigate and plan for sustainable practices to reduce environmental impacts on biodiversity.

Understands the consequences of human activity on local and global systems and understands how to act as a responsible global citizen.