CAS Portfolio
Creativity
Action
Service
Reflection
100
This is the minimum required length of the CAS Program.
What is 18 months
100
Give an example of a "creative" activity that may qualify for submission in a CAS portfolio.
What is (answers will vary)
100
This is the "A" in CAS.
What is Action
100
This is what the "S" in CAS stands for.
What is Service.
100
TRUE/FALSE: Annotating your hockey game which your father filmed with a play-by-play of the games events is a good example of a REFLECTION item for your CAS portfolio.
What is FALSE. Any type of summary, or play-by-play is not meaningful reflection.
200
The meaning of the initials in "CAS".
What is Creativity, Action, Service
200
A student verbally annotated a musical performance she did. This is an example of what required component in the CAS portfolio?
What is REFLECTION
200
The definition of "Action" in CAS.
What is physical exertion contributing to healthy lifestyle. (Answers may vary)
200
Definition of a "service" item in regards to the Diploma Programme.
What is an unpaid voluntary exchange that has a learning benefit for the student. (Answers may vary)
200
Name three forms/examples that can be submitted for your "reflection" components of your CAS portfolio.
What is: - written journals, blogs, annotated photographs, documentary videos, poetry, comic strip, scrap book, song etc.
300
Each CAS activity must achieve one of these.
What is one of the eight CAS learning outcomes.
300
True or False: A student planned, but did not participate in, a talent show to help raise money for an African village. Tasks included advertising, marketing, finding sponsors and directing the event. This qualifies as a "CREATIVITY" submission for his CAS Portfolio.
What is TRUE.
300
A video documentary of various clips of soccer games you played in during your season serves as this piece of your CAS portfolio.
What is EVIDENCE.
300
True/False: You helped your Grandma's friend move over the weekend. This qualifies as a Service item for your CAS portfolio. Support your answer.
What is FALSE. Activity must be structured. (Justifications may vary).
300
This is one of the three attitudes that should be cultivated to aid in reflective thinking.
What is - open-mindedness - whole-hearted interest - intellectual responsibility
400
The MINIMUM number of "evidence" pieces required for your CAS portfolio at the end of the program.
What is TEN.
400
True/False: Alina rides horses. She usually rides Western but has just learned to ride English and is participating in her first competitive show. This qualifies as a "CREATIVITY" submission for her CAS portfolio. Support your answer.
What is NO. This could be considered "ACTION"; however.
400
True/False: going for evening runs on the beach serves as an "ACTION" piece for your CAS portfolio. Explain.
What is FALSE. It must be structured formally somehow and included a supervisor or mentor, structured/organized gorup etc. Answers will vary...
400
True/False: The service component of your CAS portfolio must incorporate an international component. Support your answer.
What is FALSE. You must reach the learning outcome of "engaged with issues of global importance", but does not have to be international (can "think global, act local")
400
This is one of the key purposes of the "reflection" component of the CAS program.
What is What is: (one of...) - broaden students as learners - show growth in thinking - connect students to their feelings, thoughts, senses and emotions. - identify the need for changes/adjustments for learning
500
Name 4 of the 8 CAS Learning Outcomes.
What is Increased Awareness of their own strengths and areas for growth, Undertaken new challenges, Planned and initiated activities, worked collaboratively with others, shown perseverance and commitment in their activities, Engaged with issues of global importance, Considered ethical implications of their actions, Developed new skills.
500
Sarah has been in piano lessons since she was 5 years old. She would like to include her piano playing as part of her "Creativity" component in her CAS portfolio. She has just completed her "grade 5" piano examination and passed with Gold standard. Name one possible "evidence" piece and one possible "reflection" piece she could submit in her CAS portfolio.
What is the certificate from the examination, and a written analysis of her performance after watching the video playback (Answers will vary)
500
John participated in a running club that ran over August and September of this year. When meeting with his CAS Advisor in the spring, he remembered that he wanted to include this in his CAS portfolio as Action. Is he able to do so? Explain.
What is NO. You must go into activities with "CAS in mind". He would have had to have evidence of his participation and progress and a reflection piece at the time of the activity.
500
TRUE/FALSE: Jasmine volunteered to be a Candy Striper at the local hospital. For 6 months she went to the hospital and changed bed sheets in the Pallative Care wing for 3 hours once a week. This qualifies as a Service item for her CAS portfolio. Support your answer.
What is FALSE or TRUE. Depends on justification. Must have a learning benefit for the student, go in with CAS in mind, must be able to reflect in a meaningful way... etc.
500
These are the four ways of "knowing what we know" from TOK, that at least one of which should be linked to each reflection piece in your CAS portfolio.
What is - Sense perception - language - reason - emotion
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