Competencies or capabilities: What’s in a name?

Abstract

Explains why the word 'capabilities', rather than 'competencies', was used when naming new Nature of Science (NOS) strand teaching resources developed by the New Zealand Council for Educational Research (NZCER) science education team.

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Hipkins, R. (2013). Competencies or capabilities: What’s in a name? Set: Research Information for Teachers, 3, 55–57. https://doi.org/10.18296/set.0357
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