Melbourne Declaration On Educational Goals For Students

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I deliberately developed my activities that mostly require students to work in small groups or pair work with students of mixed abilities because of the advantages that group work has on peer teaching and learning. In framing my activities, I considered whether they promote high order thinking, cater for the diverse needs of students and address the Cross Curricular Priorities and General Capabilities as stipulated by the Australian Curriculum (AC) within the context of AC: History. My activities also hinges on the first two goals of the Melbourne Declaration on Educational Goals for Young Australians (MCEETYA, 2008) Throughout my activities, I considered what I want students to know (content), the skills I wanted students to gain, (historical