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The Interpersonal Development domain

Introduction to Interpersonal Development
Learning Focus and Standards Levels 1 2 3 4 5 6
The P-10 Curriculum and Standards section of this website introduces the Interpersonal Development domain including information about its structure, the dimensions and the stages of learning. It also includes the learning focus statements and standards applicable to Levels 1 to 6.


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Concepts and skills charts

Introduction to Concepts and skills charts

Concepts and skills charts – Interpersonal Development
The charts are designed to support teacher understanding of the key concepts and skills in the standards and provide guidance for planning appropriate teaching, learning and assessment activities.


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Teaching and learning

Understanding Interpersonal Development
This advice is designed to support teachers' understanding of the Interpersonal Development domain. It includes contextual information about the domain and outlines key concepts and skills.

Teaching and learning activities
These activities support teachers by providing examples of how concepts or skills in the standards can be incorporated into teaching and learning programs.


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Assessment

Standards and progression points
This resource supports teachers in making on-balance judgments about student achievement for use on reporting software.

Assessment maps (Annotated student work)
The assessment maps have been developed as a tool to help teachers assess student work using the Victorian Essential Learning Standards (VELS). They provide a range of annotated student work samples that can be used by teachers in conjunction with the progression point examples to develop a common understanding of the standards and make consistent, on-balance judgments about student achievement.


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Background

Background to the VELS – Interpersonal Development domain
This provides background information to the domain including the relationship between the Victorian Essential Learning Standards (VELS) and the previous curriculum guidelines for Victorian schools, the Curriculum and Standards Framework (CSF) II.


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Other Resources

Prep to Year 10 Resources – Interpersonal Development Domain

Interpersonal Development domain (www.education.vic.gov.au/studentlearning/teachingresources/interpersonaldevelop/default.htm)
This Department of Education web page contains links to Interpersonal Development-related learning and teaching support materials and professional learning support, and identifies current research in the area of Interpersonal Development.


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