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language communication competence

Ability to express, interpret, and understand ideas, feelings, and information effectively through spoken, written, and nonverbal communication

multilingual competence

Ability to communicate in more than one language and understand different cultures through the use of multiple languages

stem competence

Ability to apply knowledge and skills in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics to solve problems and understand the world logically and critically

digital competence

Ability to use digital technologies safely, critically, and responsibly for communication, learning, work, and participation in society

personal, social, and learning-to-learn competence

Ability to manage emotions, maintain well-being, work with others, and develop strategies for independent and lifelong learning

citizen competence

Ability to act responsibly and participate actively in society while respecting democracy, human rights, diversity, and sustainability

entrepreneurship/initiative competence

Ability to turn ideas into action through creativity, planning, problem-solving, leadership, and taking initiative

cultural awareness and expression competence

Ability to understand, appreciate, and express ideas and emotions through culture, art, traditions, and creative expression

inquiry

• Starts from a knowledge base

• Open-ended

• Begins with a prediction, hypothesis

• Multiple variables

• Result: reality

• Scientific method

experiment

• No prior knowledge required

• Step by step

• Highly guided

• 1 or 2 variables

• Result: expected