Competences for Democratic Culture

The Reference Framework of Competences for Democratic Culture was developed by

• The European Union

• The Council of Europe

• The European Union and the Council of Europe because they are the same

• The United Nations

The model of competences for democratic culture includes:

• Values, attitudes, skills, knowledge and behaviour

• Values, attitudes, skills, knowledge and critical understanding

• Attitudes, skills and knowledge

• Values, attitudes, knowledge and critical thinking

Tolerance of ambiguity means showing tolerance towards people about whom we have ambiguous information.

• True

• False

Empathy is an attitude towards other people, regardless of their cultural affiliation.

• True

• False

Self-efficacy is

• an attitude towards own ability to undertake action and achieve goals

• a characteristic of critical thinking

• a skill to find the best way out of a difficult situation

Tolerance is part of the model of competences for democratic culture

• True

• False

“Can help someone new become part of a group” is a descriptor for

• Cooperation skills

• Self-efficacy

• Empathy

Valuing cultural diversity is expressed through the belief that other cultural affiliations, cultural variability, and diversity and pluralism of perspectives, views and practices ought to be appreciated

• True

• False

In the RFCDC the concept of cluster of competences refers to

• All the competences in one “wing of the butterfly” (values, attitudes, skills, or knowledge and critical understanding)

• Any combination of values, attitudes, skills and knowledge and critical understanding which is mobilised in a specific situation

• A group of competences consisting of one value, one attitude, one skill and one element of knowledge and critical understanding

How many competences are comprised in the Model of Competences for Democratic Culture?

• 20

• 4

• 15