Students who are best prepared for the future can face upcoming challenges with ease. They can have a positive 36 on their
surroundings, influence the future, understand others' intentions, actions and feelings, and anticipate the short and long-term consequences of
what they do. The concept of competency implies 37 just the acquisition of knowledge and skills; it also involves the mobilization of
knowledge, skills, attitudes and values to meet complex demands. Future-ready students will need 38 broad 38 specialized
knowledge. Disciplinary knowledge will continue to be important, together with the capacity to think across the boundaries of disciplines and
“connect the dots.” Epistemic knowledge, or knowledge about the disciplines, such as knowing how to think like a mathematician, historian or
scientist, will also be significant, 39 students to extend their disciplinary knowledge. Procedural knowledge is acquired by understanding
how something is done or made – the series of steps or actions 40 to accomplish a goal. Some procedural knowledge is domain-specific,
some transferable across domains. It typically develops through practical problem-solving, such as through design thinking and system thinking.
【題組】39. (A) able (B) unable (C) ability (D) enabling