Curiosity

Definition

A curious student actively seeks out and explores new information or experiences.


Resources for Teaching Curiosity


Resources for Assessing Curiosity

  • Castilleja examples
    • Curiosity assessment in Castilleja’s leadership rubric
    • Assessing wonder and curiosity in 9th-grade history, Christy Story rubric



Additional examples

Title of Rubric

Concepts

Curiosity  rubric

(Association of American Colleges and Universities)

  • Explores a topic in depth yielding rich awareness

Initiative rubric

(Halton District School Board)

  • Generates questions for further inquiry

  • Shows keen interest/curiosity about a wide variety of objects and events

  • Observes, questions, explores, investigates environment

Inquiry and Analysis rubric

(Association of American Colleges and Universities)

  • Topic selection

  • Design process

  • Analysis

  • Conclusions

  • Limitations and implications

Inquiry Student Scoring rubric page 4 (Nebraska Department of Education)


  • [High school Rubric]

  • Formulating questions and a hypothesis statement

  • Designing and conducting scientific investigations

  • Using appropriate tools and techniques to collect and record data

  • Formulating and revising scientific explanations and models using logic and evidence

  • Communicating and defending a scientific argument





Books we are reading...

Five Minds for the Future

by Howard Gardner