Complex Competencies
Research interests
The aim of our research projects in this field is to build the capacity of educators to develop transformative approaches to the teaching, learning, and assessment of complex competencies, such as communication, collaboration, and citizenship.
The research builds on an enduring interest at Woodleigh in the development of independent thinkers and learners. We are supported in this work through our partnership with Melbourne Assessment at the University of Melbourne, our ongoing involvement with the New Metrics Project, and the expert guidance of Professor Sandra Milligan.
Woodleigh’s leadership in the field of complex competencies builds the capacity of teachers and school leaders to nurture the development of creative, resilient, compassionate, and skilful young people. We are also proud to be part of a collective supporting the development of the Australian Learner Competency Credential, a new qualification, focused on complex competencies, that serves to compliment existing measures of domain-based knowledge and skills, such as school reports, NAPLAN and the ATAR.
Research questions
The Woodleigh Institute helps generate, support, and curate research that guides thinking and practice at Woodleigh School and is shared with the wider education community. Research projects in the field of complex competencies at the school are aligned by the key research questions set out below and conducted through cycles of action learning to ensure they impact on student learning and professional practice.
How might teachers best develop new designs for learning and assessment that support the growth of complex competencies in young people?
In what ways does the development of complex competencies help young people to thrive in their lives at and beyond school?
How can teachers and school leaders collaborate on the design and implementation of new organisational structures to support deep learning for the development of complex competencies?
