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Twenty-first 
Century 
Skills

Eight Categories of Core Skills

l. Communication skills (reading, writing, speaking, listening)

2. Mathematics skills (understanding and applying mathematical concepts and reasoning, analyzing, and using numerical data)

3. Community skills (citizenship; diversity/pluralism; local community, global, environmental awareness)

4. Critical thinking and problem solving skills (analysis, synthesis, evaluation, decision making, creative thinking)

5. Information management skills (collecting, analyzing, and organizing information from a variety of sources)

6. Interpersonal skills (teamwork, relationship management, conflict resolution, workplace skills)

7. Personal skills (ability to understand and manage self, management of change, learning to learn, personal responsibility, aesthetic responsiveness, wellness)

8. Technology skills (computer literacy, Internet skills, retrieving and managing information via technology)

 

21st Century Skills (often referred to as core skills, general education core, critical life skills, core competencies, basic skills, etc.) usually include 4 to 6 key areas deemed essential for student success in the Knowledge Age that characterizes the new global economy. Throughout the grant project, the language used to refer to these skills is "21st Century Skills." (FIPSE Grant, p. 18)