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Competency education more show than reality By Shiao Fu-song 蕭福松 When I mentioned “civic competence” and “democratic competence” during a lecture on social awareness not long ago, I asked my students jokingly whether I should test their “competence” on the final exam. My question caused a commotion in the classroom as they all shouted: “No.” Some students wondered how such competence could be tested, and I answered, with a smile, that it was something I also wanted to know, and I would therefore like to give it a try. I asked if they could explain what literacy was. After a lively discussion, some said “competence” refers to a person’s temperament, sophistication or culture, while others said that it refers to self-respect, self-discipline or being a law-abiding citizen. All the answers were right, but they seemed to be quite different from the Ministry of Education’s emphasis on “competency education” in the new curriculum guidelines implemen

Lee chia tungNational academy for educational researchNational tsing hua universityMinistry of educationShiao fu songNational academyEducational researchலீ சியா துங்தேசிய கலைக்கழகம் க்கு கல்வி ஆராய்ச்சிதேசிய ட்ஸிங் ஹுவா பல்கலைக்கழகம்அமைச்சகம் ஆஃப் கல்விதேசிய கலைக்கழகம்கல்வி ஆராய்ச்சி