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develop and modify questions to investigate a contemporary economic and business issue (AC9HE10S01)

Elaborations
  • developing a range of questions to investigate a complex issue (for example, “Why does the government intervene in the economy to improve living standards?”) or formulating a hypothesis such as “Responding to an upswing in the economy with expansionary measures will improve business productivity”
  • developing and modifying a range of questions to improve the focus of an investigation; for example, modifying “What factors influence decision-making within consumer and financial contexts?” to “What factors influence choosing a mobile phone plan?”
General capabilities
  • Literacy Literacy
  • Critical and creative thinking Critical and Creative Thinking
ScOT terms

Inquiry-based learning,  Research questions

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