Tip: Curriculum-framing Questions (CFQs) > What Are They?
Curriculum-Framing Questions (CFQs) guide a unit of study and include: Essential, Unit, and Content Questions. Like a book, the essential question is like the spine of the book–the main title that encompasses and relates to many different disciplines; the unit questions are like the table of contents of the book that shows a roadmap through the unit; and the content questions are like an individual chapter of the book, showing specific details and facts about the unit.
So, why use CFQs?
- Higher-order thinking skills - CFQs require comparison, synthesis, interpretation, evaluation, etc.
- Engagement - CFQs ensure learner projects are compelling and engaging, and they require more than just simple restatement of facts.
- Focus - CFQs focus on important topics in order to:
- Connect learning to other disciplines and other topics of study.
- Ask questions that have been asked throughout human history.
- Address compelling questions.
- Promote learner inquiry.
Adapted from: Curriculum-Framing Questions What Are They, and How Do They Help Teachers and Students? (2007). In Intel Education Initiative. Intel Education. https://hartvilletechspot.weebly.com/uploads/2/5/4/0/2540874/curriculum-framing_questions.pdf
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