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21 Century Skills
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These are the primary skills orchestrated in the 21st Century. They are attributes that differentiate students who are prepared for a complex life and work environment from
those who are not. Therefore, there is a need to stress on creativity, critical thinking, communication and collaboration in preparing learners for the future.
Learning and Innovation Skills
CRITICAL THINKING AND PROBLEM
SOLVING
Critical Thinking and Problem Solving.
Work together
effectively in team
Creativity and Innovation
Creativity and
Innovation
It denotes use of wide
range of idea creation
techniques to create new
worthwhile ideas.
Think
Creatively
Work Creatively with
Others
Implement
Information, Media
and Technology Skills
People in the 21st century live in a
technology and media-saturated environment
marked by the following;
(1) access to an abundance of information;
(2) rapid changes in technology tools; and
(3) the ability to collaborate and make
individual contributions to an
unprecedented scale.
Therefore, to be effective in the 21st
Century, everyone must be able to exhibit a
range of functional and critical thinking
skills related to information, media and
technology (AACTE, 2010).
Information Literacy
Information Literacy -
It refers to accessing
and evaluating
information critically
and competently and
managing the flow of
information from a wide
variety of sources
Access and
evaluate
information
Create Media
Technology Literacy
Technology Literacy. It pertains to the use of
technology as a tool to research, organize,
evaluate and communicate information.
Apply technology
Life and Career Skills.
Today’s life and work environments both
require more than thinking skills and
content knowledge. Cultivating
the ability to navigate the complex life
requires students to develop the following
life and career skills:
(1) flexibility and adaptability;
(2)initiative and self-direction;
(3) social and cross cultural skills;
(4)productivity and accountability; and
(5)leadership and responsibility
(AACTA, 2010).
Flexible and Adaptability
Adapt to change
BE FLEXIBLE
Initiative and Self-Direction
Be self-directed learner
Be responsible to others