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Presentación general
En el ámbito educativo, una competencia se defne como “la integración de
habilidades, conocimientos y actitudes en un contexto específco” (Acuerdo 442,
Secretaría de Educación Pública, 2008). En el bachillerato general se busca
consolidar y diversifcar los aprendizajes y desempeños, ampliando y proFundizando
el desarrollo de competencias genéricas.
Las competencias genéricas que se desarrollarán en el presente texto, se enuncian
a continuación:
¿Qué es una competencia?
Generic competencies
Characteristic
1. Knows and values her/
himself and deals with
problems and challenges
taking into consideration
the goals she/he has.
•
aces the diFfculties and is conscious oF her/
his values, strengths and weakness.
4.
Listens and expresses
appropriate messages in
different contexts, using
adequate means codes
and tools.
•
Expresses ideas and concepts using linguistic,
graphic and mathematic representations.
•
Identifes the principal ideas in a text or speech
and can make conclusions from them.
•
Speaks in a second language in daily situa-
tions.
•
uses Information and Communication Tech-
nologies in order to get and express her/his
ideas.
7. Learns by personal initia-
tive and interest through
her/his life.
•
Defnes goals and keeps monitoring her/his
own process of knowledge construction.
8. Takes part and contribu-
tes effectively in different
groups.
•
Expresses her/his points of view and take into
account those of other persons
•
Is responsible of a constructive attitude, co-
herent with her/his knowledge and abilities in
different work groups.
10. Keeps a respectful atti-
tude towards intercultu-
rality, and the diversity of
values, beliefs, ideas and
social practices
•
Assumes that respect of diversity is the princi-
ple of assimilation and social harmony in local,
national and international contexts.