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#Inquiry
Evolution/Story################
UNC#Charlotte#students#experience#inquiry#as#an#open<ended#process#that#explores#evidence#
and#approaches#to#generating#ideas#and#conclusions.#Students,#who#are#active#partners#in#the#
educational#experience,#are#and#should#be#curious.#To#understand#that#knowledge#should#be#
made#through#their#academic#journey,#rather#than#just#received#like#a#gift#they#leave#the#
Prospect)for)Success#based#classes#ready#to#be#put#on#their#way#to#mastering#the#process.

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Documentation/Theory/Strategies####################
Student#learning#outcomes#are#evaluated#with#a#reflective#writing#assignment#in#the#discipline<
specific#freshman#course.#In#these#courses,#a#specific#tool#or#skill#set#to#complete#projects#in#
their#specific#discipline#over#the#course#of#the#semester#is#needed.#Assignments#tprovide#a#
valuable#component#of#the#first#year#curriculum#for#students#to#reflect#what#they#learned#that#
semester.#Inquiry#instructors#grade#their#student#assignments#on#three#dimensions:#exploratory#
process,#evidence/approaches,#and#originality#as#shown#in#the#rubric#below:

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Dimension
Exploratory#
Process

Evidence#/#
Approaches

Originality

No#evidence Discussion#and/or#
results#indicate#that#
the#focus#of#inquiry#
was#static#and#
narrowly#focused

Discussion#and/or#
results#indicate#that#
the#focus#of#inquiry#
evolved#to#some#
degree

Discussion#and/or#
results#indicate#that#
the#focus#of#inquiry#
evolved

No#evidence Discussion#and/or#
results#indicate#
limited#exploration#
of#appropriate#
evidence#or#
approaches

Discussion#and/or#
results#indicate#
some#exploration#of#
appropriate#
evidence#or#
approaches

Discussion#and/or#
results#indicate#
substantial#
exploration#of#
appropriate#
evidence#or#
approaches

No#evidence# Limited#evidence#of#
(derivative)
originality#in#
discussion#or#
results#of#inquiry

Some#evidence#of#
originality#in#
discussion#or#
results#of#inquiry

Strong#evidence#of#
originality#in#
discussion#or#results#
of#inquiry

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Table#1:#Inquiry#Grading#Rubric#
Some#Example#Strategies#
Some#example#strategies#used#by#instructors#to#develop#the#outcome#of#inquiry#are#outlined#
here.
1.# A#short#writing#assignment#asking#the#student#to#describe#what#motivates#them#to#learn#
or#to#be#curious.#Students#would#have#to#give#an#example#of#going#above#and#beyond#
the#minimum#requirements#on#an#assignment.#Further#explaining#how#this#assignment#
fueled#their#curiosity#about#a#particular#topic#of#interest.#
2.# A#short#writing#assignment#that#allows#the#student#to#reflect#on#the#way#they#have#
learned#in#a#course#and#how#they#will#utilize#that#knowledge#in#their#future#academic#or#
professional#careers.##########
Case#Studies

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For#the#first#case#study,#a#prospect#for#success#course#uses#team#based#projects#that#guide#
students#through#a#methodology#that#allows#them#to#generate#ideas,#evaluate#those#ideas,#
design#a#solution#and#implement#that#solution.#Then#the#instructor#follows#up#with#a#short#memo#
assignment#to#ask#a#few#questions#about#inquiry#such#as:
a.#
How#can#you#connect#the#knowledge#and#skills#learned#from#this#project#to#your#future#
academic#or#professional#career?##
b.#
Using#the#methodology#within#this#project#you#were#allowed#to#generate#knowledge#
through#critical#thinking#rather#than#being#given#the#answer.#How#was#this#methodology#similar#
and#different#than#your#traditional#homework#assignments#that#require#you#to#just#memorize#
information?##
c.#
Now#that#you#have#been#exposed#to#this#project,#what#are#some#of#the#topics#you#are#
curious#to#learn#more#about#over#the#next#few#years#and#why#do#you#want#to#learn#more#about#
them?##
For#a#second#case#study#the#prospect#for#success#instructor#has#students#write#short#forum#
posts#each#week#in#Moodle#carefully#that#are#between#250#and#300#words.#These#forum#posts#
ask#the#students#to#reflect#on#what#they#learned#in#class#that#week#and#how#they#will#apply#what#
they#have#learned#that#week#to#their#future#academic#or#professional#career#endeavors.#An#
example#rubric#used#to#grade#the#forum#posts#in#Moodle#(or#Canvass,#a#post<moodle#successor)#
is#shown#below.#
Forum#Post#Rubric:
25%#<##Should#be#250<300#Words
25%#<##Should#answers#the#question
25%#<#Should#demonstrate#personal#awareness
25%#<#Should#be#free#of#grammatical#and#spelling#errors
Then#at#the#end#of#the#semester#the#students#are#asked#to#write#a#one#page#memo#reflecting#on#
everything#they#learned#over#the#semester#and#how#it#is#connected#to#their#lives#now#as#students#
and#in#the#future#as#graduates.#Students#are#good#and#prepared#to#write#these#final#memos#in#a#
concise#and#impactful#manner#since#the#14#weeks#of#forum#posts#have#prepared#them#for#the#
assignment.#The#inquiry#grading#rubric#mentioned#in#Table#1#above#is#used#to#assess#the#
outcomes#of#this#assignment.#Questioned#students#found#the#rubric#helpful#(see#below).
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