Module 2:
21ST CENTURY SKILL CATEGORIES
LEARNING OUTCOMES
1.Identify the categories of 21" Century skills
2 Apply the 21 Century skills in preparing. planning and delivering a lesson
3. Cite ways on how to enhance the 21 Century skills of learners
4. Explain how 21 Century skills be integrated in the teaching-learning process
5. Cite implications of 21 Century skills to educators and to pre-service teacher
preparation
6. Draw relevant life lessons and significant values from the personal experience in
attaining 21 Century skills.
7. Analyze research abstract on 21" Century skills and its implications on the teaching-
learning process
8. Craft a curriculum plan matrix imbued with 21" Century learning outcomes
21- Century skills
refer to a broad set of knowledge, skills, habits, and character traits that are
deemed necessary in coping with today's world and future careers and
workplaces.
The term “21st century skills” refers to certain core competencies.
The 21 Century Skills
critical thinking, problem-solving, reasoning, analysis, interpretation, synthesizing
information;
research skills and practices, interrogative questioning
creativity, artistry, curiosity, imagination, Innovation, personal expression;
perseverance, self-direction, planning, self-discipline, adaptability, initiative
oral and written communication, public speaking and presenting, listening,
leadership, teamwork, collaboration, cooperation, facility in using virtual
workspaces;
information and communication technology (ICT) literacy, media and Internet
literacy, data interpretation and analysis, computer programming;
civic, ethical, and social justice literacy:
economic and financial literacy, entrepreneurialism;
global awareness, multicultural literacy, humanitarianism;
scientific literacy and reasoning, the scientific method;
environmental and conservation literacy, ecosystem understanding; and
health and wellness literacy, including nutrition, diet, exercise, and public health
and safety (http://thoughtfullearning.com/resources/what-are-21st- century-
skills).
Framework Credits to Partnership for 21" Century Skills (2010)
Framework for 21st Century
According to the Partnership for 21st Century Skills, this concept encompasses a wide
array of a body of knowledge and skills that have to be categorized. Moreover, this
concept has been interconnected with applied skills, cross-curricular skills, cross-
disciplisnary skills, interdisciplinary skills, transferable skills, transversal skills.
The Partnership for 21st Century skills presents sets of skills that are categorized
accordingly with different strands of expected outcomes
Learning and Innovation Skills
These are the primary skills orchestrated in the 21 Century They are attributes that
differentiate students who are prepared for a complex life and work environment from
those who are not.
A. Critical Thinking and Problem Solving. These may include effectively analyzing and
evaluating evidence, arguments. claims and beliefs, and solving different kinds of non-
familiar problems in both conventional and innovative ways
Skill Sub-skills
Establish clear definitions and agreements
1. Work together effectively in team on the roles of partners in the collaborative
process
Keep communication open within teams to
carry out tasks Carefully
identify obstacles and address problems
cooperatively
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Skill Sub-skills
2. Reason effectively Use various types of reasoning (inductive,
deductive, etc.) as appropriate to the situation
Use systems thinking
Analyze how parts of a whole interact with
each other to produce overall outcomes in
complex systems
Sub-skills
Skill
3.Make judgments and decision Effectively analyze and evaluate evidence,
arguments
and beliefs
Analyze and evaluate major alternative
points of view
Synthesize and make connections between
information arguments
Interpret information and draw conclusions
base on the best analysis
Reflect critically on learning experiences and
processes
(Partnership for 21ª Century Skills, 2008)
Skill Sub-skills
4. Solve problems Solve different kinds of non-familiar problems
in both conventional and innovative ways
Identify and ask significant questions that
clarify various points of view and lead to better
solutions
Partnership for 21ª Century Skills, 2008)
(Partnership for 21ª Century Skills, 2008)
B. Communication. This pertains to articulating thoughts and ideas effectively
using oral and written communication skills in a variety of forms and contexts.
Skill Sub-skills
1. Communicate clearly
Articulate thoughts and ideas effectively using
oral, written and nonverbal communication
skills in a variety of forms and contexts
Listen effectively to decipher meaning,
including knowledge, values, attitudes and
intentions
Use communication for a range of purposes
(e.g. to inform, instruct, motivate and persuade)
Utilize multiple media and technologies, and
judge their effectiveness a priori, as well as
assess their impact Communicate effectively in
diverse environments (including
multi-lingual)
Use technology as a tool to research, organize,
evaluate and communicate information
Use digital technologies (computers, PDAs,
media players, GPS, etc.),
communication/networking tools and social
networks appropriately to access
Exercise flexibility and willingness in making
necessary compromises to accomplish a
common goal
Assume shared responsibility for collaborative
work, and value the individual contributions
made by each team member.
(Partnership for 21st Century Skills, 2008)
C. Collaboration
It entails demonstrating ability to work effectively and respectfully with diverse teams.
Skills Sub-skills
1 Work together effectively in team Establish clear definitions and agreements on
the roles of partners in the collaborative
process.
Keep communication open within teams to
carry out tasks
Carefully identify obstacles and address
problems cooperatively.
D. Creativity and Innovation. It denotes use of wide range of idea creation techniques
to create new and worthwhile ideas.
Skill Sub-skills
1. Think creatively Use a wide range of idea creation
techniques, such as brainstorming
Create new and worthwhile ideas (both
incremental and radical concepts)
Elaborate, refine, analyze and evaluate
their own ideas in order to improve and
maximize creative efforts
(Partnership for 21% Century Skills, 2008)
Skills Sub-skills
2. Work creatively with others Develop, implement and communicate new
ideas to others effectively
Be open and responsive to new and diverse
perspectives, incorporate group input and
feedback into the work
Demonstrate originality and inventiveness
in work and understand the real world limits
to adopting new ideas
View failure as an opportunity to learn;
understand that creativity and innovation is
a long-term, cyclical process of small
successes and frequent mistakes
(Partnership for 21th Century Skills, 2008)
3.Implement innovations Act on creative ideas to make a tangible and
useful contribution to the field in which the
innovation will occur
Partnership for 21" Century Skills, 2008)
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
on 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).
A. Information Literacy It refers to accessing and evaluating information critically
and competently and managing the flow of information from a wide variety of sources.
Skills Sub-skills
1.Access and evaluate information Access information efficiently (time) and
effectively (sources)
Evaluate information critically and
competently
Skill Sub-skill
2. Use and manage information Use information accurately and creatively
for the issue or problem at hand
Manage the flow of information from a
wide variety of sources
Apply a fundamental understanding of the
ethical/legal issues surrounding the
access and use of information
(Partnership for 21º Century Skills, 2008)
B. Media Literacy. It underscores understanding both how and why media messages
are constructed; creating media products by understanding and utilizing the most
appropriate media creation tools, characteristics and conventions.
Skill Sub-skills
1.Analyze media Understand both how and why media
messages are constructed, and for what
purposes
Examine how individuals interpret
messages differently, how values and
points of view are included or excluded,
and how media can influence beliefs and
behaviors
Apply a fundamental understanding of the
ethical/legal issues surrounding the
access and use of media
(Partnership for 21" Century Skills, 2008)
Skills Sub-skills
2. Create media products Understand and utilize the most appropriate
media creation tools characteristics and
conventions
Understand and effectively utilize the most
appropriate expressions and interpretations
in diverse, multi-cultural environments
(Partnership for 21" Century Skills, 2008)
C. Technology Literacy It pertains to the use of technology as a tool to research,
organize, evaluate and communicate information.
Skills Sub-skills
1.Apply technology effectively Use technology as a tool to research,
organize, evaluate and communicate
information
Use digital technologies (computers,
PDAs, media players. GPS, etc.),
communication/networking tools and social
networks appropriately to access, manage,
integrate, evaluate and create information
to successfully function in a knowledge
economy
Apply a fundamental understanding of the
ethical/legal issues surrounding the access
and use of information technologies
(Partnership for 21h Century Skills, 2008)
