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52 THE ONTARIO CURRICULUM, GRADES 11 AND 12: INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES
Achievement Chart – Grades 11 and 12, Interdisciplinary Studies
Categories
Knowledge/ Understanding
– knowledge of facts and ideas
– understanding of concepts (e.g., con- nectedness, interde- pendence, multiple perspectives)
– understanding of rela- tionships between concepts and/or disciplines
Thinking/Inquiry
– use of thinking skills that go beyond the scope of a single disci- pline (e.g., prioritiz- ing, solving problems, making analogies, predicting, inferring, reasoning)
– use of critical-thinking skills (e.g., problem solving from multiple perspectives, decision making that uses a systems approach)
– application of an inquiry/research process (e.g., formu- lating questions, planning, selecting resources and tech- nologies, analysing and evaluating infor- mation) to understand interdisciplinary relationships
– application of creative- thinking skills (e.g., generating models of thinking and synthesis)
50–59% (Level 1)
The student:
– demonstrates limited knowledge of relevant facts and ideas
– demonstrates limited understanding of required concepts
– demonstrates limited understanding of rela- tionships between concepts and/or disciplines
The student:
– uses a limited range of thinking skills
– uses critical-thinking skills with limited insight and effectiveness
– applies a few of the required skills and strategies of an inquiry/research process
– applies creative skills with limited effective- ness and innovation
60–69% (Level 2)
– demonstrates some knowledge of relevant facts and ideas
– demonstrates some understanding of required concepts
– demonstrates some understanding of rela- tionships between concepts and/or disciplines
– uses a moderate range of thinking skills
– uses critical-thinking skills with some insight and effectiveness
– applies some of the required skills and strategies of an inquiry/research process
– applies creative skills with some effective- ness and innovation
70–79% (Level 3)
– demonstrates consid- erable knowledge of relevant facts and ideas
– demonstrates consid- erable understanding of required concepts
– demonstrates consid- erable understanding of relationships between concepts and/or disciplines
– uses a considerable range of thinking skills
– uses critical-thinking skills with consider- able insight and effectiveness
– applies most of the required skills and strategies of an inquiry/research process
– applies creative skills with considerable effectiveness and innovation
80–100% (Level 4)
– demonstrates thorough knowledge of relevant facts and ideas
– demonstrates thorough and insightful under- standing of required concepts
– demonstrates thorough understanding of relationships between concepts and/or disciplines
– uses a wide range of thinking skills confi- dently and effectively
– uses critical-thinking skills with a high degree of insight and effectiveness
– applies all or almost all of the required skills and strategies of an inquiry/research process
– applies creative skills with a high degree of effectiveness and innovation