paper on key competencies

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1、Page20of20KeyCompetenciesintheNewZealandCurriculum:Asnapshotofconsultation,December2004.JustineRutherfordAbstractAkeychangetothecurriculumistheproposedreplacementoftheessentialskillswithkeycompetencygroups.ThesegroupsarebasedontheOECDDefiningandSelectingKeyCompetenciesproject(DeS

2、eCo)workonwhatcompetenciespeopleneedforasuccessfullifeandwellfunctioningsociety.Theprocessofco-construction,throughvariousformsofcontribution,hasledtothedevelopmentofaframeworkoffivekeycompetencygroupsdesignedtoreplacethecurrentlistsofessentialskills,valuesandattitudes.Thispaperr

3、eflectsuponthosecontributionsandtracesmovementsinthinkingaroundtheconcept,constructionofandinclusionofkeycompetenciesintheNewZealandCurriculumProject.Theaimofthispaperistosummarisekeyissuesandthemesraisedduringthediscussionsandlinkthemtotherelevantsupportingliterature.Thispaperis

4、notapositionpaperandisnotintendedasMinistrypolicy,ratheritsummarisescontributionstotheprojectthusfarandisdesignedtoassistandpromotefurtherdiscussionanddebate.BackgroundInresponsetotheCurriculumStocktakeReportCabinetagreedin2003totheMinistryofEducationundertakingredevelopmentofthe

5、curriculumtofocusonqualityteachingandempoweringschoolstomeettheneedsofallstudents.WhilethereportconcludedthattheNewZealandCurriculumFrameworkandTeAngaMarautangaoAotearoaarecoherent,soundstatements,itrecommendedthatthecurrentcurriculumbemodifiedtoensureaclearerfocusonhighexpectati

6、onsforallNewZealandstudents,andtoprovidemoreflexibilityforteachersandschoolstohelpstudentsachievetheseexpectations.TheCurriculum/MarautangaProjectwaslaunchedin2003tobuildontherecommendationstoreframeandrefocusthenationalcurriculum.TheMinistry’sdecisiontotakeaco-constructiveapproa

7、chtotheCurriculumProjectreflectsthebeliefthatqualityengagementwiththesectorandarangeofotherstakeholdersintheredevelopmentofthecurriculumisessential,asrevisedcurriculumpolicyisnotsufficientinitselftobringabouttheexpectedoutcomesforallstudents.During2004and2005theMinistryisconsulti

8、ngwithteachers,principals,advisers,lectu