Definition
Ambiguity is the opposite of certainty. The ability to embrace ambiguity includes a willingness to consider undefined interpretations and outcomes, as well as strategies for approaching novel and complex situations. Navigating ambiguity intellectually requires critical thinking skills.
Resources for Teaching Students How to Embrace Ambiguity
- Helping students engage with ambiguity, Edutopia Link to article
- How to spark curiosity through uncertainty, KQED Link to article
- Ambiguity module and self-assessment, ASCL Link to lessons
Resources for Assessing How Students Embrace Ambiguity
- Castilleja examples
- Embracing ambiguity assessment in Castilleja’s leadership rubric
- Partnership examples
Additional examples
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Flexibility and adaptability, rubric (Medford High School) |
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Flexibility and adaptability, rubrics (Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction) |
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Tolerance of ambiguity survey (A. Padilla, NC State University) |
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Nonsense: The Power of Not Knowing |