Handbook on Measuring 21st Century Skills

Empathy

we define Empathy as an individual’s ability to detect what another individual is feeling, and experience an emotion that is consistent with that feeling (92,96).

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UNICEF India Comprehensive Life Skills Framework

UNICEF MENA Life Skills and Citizenship Education - Conceptual and Programmatic Framework

Room to Read Life Skills Education Learning Outcomes

OECD

India Glossary of Life Skills

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Understanding Others’ Feelings and Emotions in Context
SEE Learning Framework
Perspective Taking
ACT Holistic Framework for Enhancing Education and Workplace Success
Social Awareness
Building Blocks for Learning
Gathering Data Through All Senses
Habits of Mind
Empathy
Reimagining Life Skills and Citizenship Education
Caring/Compassion
Five C’s Model of Positive Youth Development
Empathy Building
Skills for Health
Describe the feelings and perspectives expressed by others
Indian Social and Emotional Learning Framework (ISELF)
Perspective Taking
India Glossary of Life Skills
Recognise that people have strengths and weaknesses
Indian Social and Emotional Learning Framework (ISELF)
Predict others’ feelings and perspectives in a variety of situations
Indian Social and Emotional Learning Framework (ISELF)
Expressing & Managing Emotions
Room to Read Life Skills Education Learning Outcomes
Experiencing and Interpreting Culture
Road to 21st Century Competence
Compassion
India Glossary of Life Skills
Empathy
Room to Read Life Skills Education Learning Outcomes
Describe ways in which people are similar and different
Indian Social and Emotional Learning Framework (ISELF)
Describe the positive qualities in others
Indian Social and Emotional Learning Framework (ISELF)
Use listening skills to identify the feelings and perspectives of others
Indian Social and Emotional Learning Framework (ISELF)
Compare one’s own and others’ perspectives
Indian Social and Emotional Learning Framework (ISELF)
Takes Responsibility for Professional Growth
Employability Skills
Observes Carefully
Employability Skills
Empathic Listening
SEE Learning Framework
Tolerance
Social and Emotional Skills: Well-being, connectedness and success
Identify verbal and non-verbal cues that indicate how others may feel
Indian Social and Emotional Learning Framework (ISELF)
Analyse how one’s behaviour may affect others
Indian Social and Emotional Learning Framework (ISELF)
Recognise that others may experience situations differently from oneself
Indian Social and Emotional Learning Framework (ISELF)
Listening to Others with Understanding and Empathy
Habits of Mind
Conflict Resolution
India Glossary of Life Skills
Negotiation
India Glossary of Life Skills
Open-Mindedness
India Glossary of Life Skills
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