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Standard 1 : The student will locate, define, and organize a field of study as it relates to the broad spectrum of knowledge.
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  • G.K12.1.1.1a : Nature of Knowledge - Know: Locate and list the general divisions of knowledge, i.e., art, science, humanities, etc., and recognize integrated fields and disciplines.
  • G.K12.1.1.1b : Nature of Knowledge - Understand: Identify and define a field of interest and analyze how the field is organized by explaining what criteria define the discipline and how those criteria are organized and divided.
  • G.K12.1.1.1c : Nature of Knowledge - Perform: Differentiate fact, concept, theory, and principle and employ each in developing meaning and knowledge.
  • G.K12.1.1.1d : Nature of Knowledge - Accomplish: Construct own meaning within a chosen field and offer new contributions to this respective field of study.
  • G.K12.1.1.2a : Basic Research - Know: Identify and locate basic reference sources that support general research in several disciplines.
  • G.K12.1.1.2b : Basic Research - Understand: Analyze the relevance and usefulness of primary and secondary references while identifying how fields are organized and subdivided.
  • G.K12.1.1.2c : Basic Research - Perform: Use multiple primary and secondary sources to analyze, synthesize, and evaluate relevant persons, places, events, or beliefs that are dominant in a field.
  • G.K12.1.1.2d : Basic Research - Accomplish: Use a variety of professional journals, professional databases, and college textbooks to make connections between and/or among fields of discipline.
  • G.K12.1.1.3a : Manipulation of Data - Know: Manipulate data in order to determine contributions of the discipline to the community and world.
  • G.K12.1.1.3b : Manipulation of Data - Understand: Seek and identify connections between fields to make sense of patterns and trends.
  • G.K12.1.1.3c : Manipulation of Data - Perform: Construct research questions that help interpret the effects of major trends and issues over time.
  • G.K12.1.1.3d : Manipulation of Data - Accomplish: Develop themes and connections across historical events, periods, and fields.
  • G.K12.1.1.4a : Organization of Data - Know: Create or select an existing system for organizing data in a sequence.
  • G.K12.1.1.4b : Organization of Data - Understand: Construct an organizational system (i.e., knowledge tree, graphic organizer, or diagram) that represents and illustrates the organization in a field of study and the subdivisions within that field.
  • G.K12.1.1.4c : Organization of Data - Perform: Identify and illustrate themes, patterns, and structures that define an area of study.
  • G.K12.1.1.4d : Organization of Data - Accomplish: Challenge (and defend or justify the challenge) accepted bodies of knowledge and organizational methodologies.
Cluster Information
Number:
G.K12.1.1
Title:
The student will locate, define, and organize a field of study as it relates to the broad spectrum of knowledge.
Type:
Objective
Subject:
Gifted
Grade:
K12
Goal
Student Outcomes Program Goal 1: By graduation, the student identified as gifted will be able to critically examine the complexity of knowledge: the location, definition, and organization of a variety of fields of knowledge.