1. My level of thinking and learning is… TASK: Prestructural I’m not sure about … Unistructural I have one relevant idea about … Multistructural I have several relevant ideas about… Relational I have several ideas about… I can link them to the big picture … Extended Abstract I have several ideas about… I can link them to the big picture … I can look at these ideas in new and different ways …

2. My level of thinking and learning is… TASK: Prestructural I’m not sure about … There is no answer or the answer misses the point. There may be written words, sometimes even historical, but they are not relevant to the question. Unistructural I have one relevant idea about … The answer makes some comment about the topic but it does not directly answer the question or the answer offers a description or definition of one key idea or relevant concept. KEY WORDS: was, says, is, does, does not Multistructural I have several relevant ideas about… The answer links lots of facts or ideas that are simply explained and are probably not supported by evidence. The ideas and facts are not linked together. KEY WORDS: because, and Relational I have several ideas about… I can link them to the big picture … The answer shows how facts or ideas are connected. Usually this will involve creating factors or simple arguments. All points will be explained and relate to the question. KEY WORDS: this led to, this means that, this suggests that, on the other hand Extended Abstract I have several ideas about… I can link them to the big picture … I can look at these ideas in new and different ways … An extended answer that directly answers the questions, drawing conclusions from a range of well supported factors or arguments. This answer is communicated in the third person and offers evaluations about the topic. It may also, where appropriate, consider extent or COPRU. KEY WORDS: however, more importantly, it is possible that

3. Prestructural I’m not sure about …

4. Unistructural I have one relevant idea about…

5. Multistructural I have several relevant ideas about …

6. Relational I have several ideas about… I can link them to the big picture …

7. Extended Abstract I have several ideas about… I can link them to the big picture … I can look at these ideas in new and different ways …