Develop Individual Question For Inquiry

Is My Question Do-able?
Connection to Curriculum and Student Learning

Consider your question. Look at it from all angles.

• What instruction and curriculum are involved?
• What student learning is involved?
• What information would you need to begin to answer it?

  • Who has the information?
  • How will you get that information?

    • Will you need to survey your students? Yes No
    • Will you need to obserive them at work? Yes No
    • Will you need different collections of their work to examine? Yes No
    • Will you need to do all three above? Yes No
    • What survey questions will you ask your students to get useful information from them?
    • Will you need to create a checklist if you observe students at work? Yes No
    • What kind of student work and how many collections will you need to examine?

Is your inquiry question do-able with your students in the context of your classroom?
Will you be able to get the information you listed?
Do you have access to the resources and people who have the information?

If the answer to any of these questions is no, can you re-frame your question so it is more feasible?
Whether you answer yes or no at this point, proceed to the next activity. It may help you re-frame your question if you think it isn’t feasible at this point.

(From the Critical Links website developed by the Perpich Center for Arts Education in collaboration with the Arts Education Partnership.)

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