General Capabilities and Cross-Curricular Priorities
The General Capabilities and Cross Curriculum Priorities
Equip young Australians to live and work successfully in the twenty-first century.
Encompass knowledge, skills, behaviours and dispositions.
They are:
embedded in the curriculum, in ways that are relevant and appropriate to the learning area
incorporated into Frameworks and courses
evident in Achievement Standards and content descriptions
they are not assessed independently or in isolation but are woven into the specific subject skills, knowledge and understandings
Reflection is a way of asking students to be aware of their learning and how they are learning. It is also a way to foster an appreciation of the General Capabilities and Cross Curricular Priorities.
Student self- reflection is woven throughout the Achievement Standards. Here is an example from the Humanities area:
reflects with insight on own thinking and learning and the significance of the Humanities and Social Sciences in shaping values and attitudes