The first part of the workshop will clarify the distinction between domain-specific capabilities (the kind that involve progressively deeper understanding of a knowledge domain/discipline or subject), partially domain-independent capabilities (the kind that could be developed in several knowledge domains/disciplines or subjects such as intercultural understanding) and domain-independent (the kind that can be developed within all knowledge domains/disciplines or subjects, such as curiosity, resilience, teamwork, and the meta-cognitive capacity to monitor and manage one’s own learning). The second part of the workshop will explore the ways in which educational psychologists could facilitate students’ development of the general capabilities, working with both teachers and students.

At the conclusion of this workshop, participants should be able to:
- Deepening participants’ understanding of the nature and place of general capabilities in the curriculum.
- Clarifying potential roles for educational psychologists in working with teachers and students to help students develop high levels of the general capabilities.