STANDARDS-BASED EDUCATION
Common Core State Standards and
Partnership for 21st Century Skills

How do you understand
‘Standard’?
Does standardization limit
freedom?

STANDARDS-BASED
EDUCATION
• Standards can be understood as definitions of
what someone should know and be able to do
to be considered competent in a particular
(professional or educational) domain.
• Standards can be used to describe and
communicate what is most worthy or desirable
to achieve, what counts as quality learning or
as good practice.

STANDARDS-BASED
EDUCATION
• Standards can also be used as measures or
benchmarks, and, thus, as a tool for decision-
making, indicating the distance between actual
performance and the minimum level of
performance required to be considered
competent.

STANDARDS-BASED
EDUCATION
• Content standards, which define what is valued (in
learning, teaching or school leaders’ performance).
• The definition about how to assess the achievement
of content standards, in other words, the rules under
which evidence is to be gathered in order to assess
teaching or learning.
• Performance standards, which indicate how well
someone has to perform to be considered
competent in the domain defined by the content
standards (Robinson, 1998).

21st Century Skills

Describe the 21st Century
Skills
Identify ways to develop
the 21st century skills;
Apply the 21st century
skills to improve teaching
and learning.
Objectives…

The 21st-Century Skills Gap
 Attitude, Skills and Knowledge are the driving forces of
economic growth and social development for any country.
 Presently, the country faces a demand – supply mismatch,
as the economy needs more ‘skilled’ workforce than that is
available.
 In this globally and digitally interconnected world, all
learners, from cradle to career, need new skills and
knowledge to succeed.

1. Foundational literacies
...
2. Competencies ...
3. Character Qualities…
• 21st Century Skills

 21st Century skills are 16 abilities that today’s
students need to succeed in their careers during the
Information Age….

1. Literacy Skills
2. Numeracy Skills
3. Scientific literacy Skills
4. ICT literacy Skills
5. Financial literacy Skills
6. Cultural and Civic literacy
Skills
I. Foundational literacies ...

1. Literacy Skill…
Literacy is the ability to read, write, speak and listen in a way
that lets us communicate effectively and make sense of the world.
Good Communicator

2. Numeracy Skill…
Ability to use numbers and other symbols to understand and express
quantitative relationships…

3. Scientific literacy….
Ability to use scientific knowledge and principles to understand one's
environment and test hypotheses…

4. ICT literacy…
Ability to use and create technology-based content, including finding and
sharing information, answering questions, interacting with other people and
computer programming…

5. Financial literacy…
Ability to understand and apply conceptual and numerical aspects
of finance in practice…

6. Cultural and Civic literacy…
Ability to understand, appreciate, analyse and apply
knowledge of the humanities….

1. Critical Thinking/ Problem-Solving
Skills
2. Creativity Thinking Skills
3. Communication Skills
4. Collaboration
II
.
•Competencies

7. Critical Thinking/ Problem-Solving Skill…
Ability to identify, analyse and evaluate situations, ideas and
information to formulate responses and solutions…

8. Creativity Skill…
Ability to imagine and devise new, innovative ways of addressing
problems, answering questions or expressing meaning through the
application, synthesis or repurposing of knowledge…

9. Communication Skills…
Ability to listen to, understand, convey and contextualize
information through verbal, nonverbal, visual and written means…

10. Collaboration / Team Work
Ability to work in a team towards a common goal, including the ability to
prevent and manage conflict…

Curiosity
Initiative
.Persistence/
Grit
Adaptability
Leadership
Social and
Cultural
Awarenes
s
III - Character Qualities

11. Curiosity…
Ability and desire to ask questions and to demonstrate open-mindedness
and inquisitiveness

12. Initiative…
Ability and desire to proactively
undertake a new task or goal

13. Persistence/ Grit
Ability to sustain interest and effort and to persevere to
accomplish a task or goal

14. Adaptability / Flexibility …
 Ability to change plans, methods, opinions or goals in light of new
information…
Having adaptability and flexibility skills means you are open and willing
to learn new things, take on new challenges and make adjustments to suit
transitions in the workplace.
Flexibility

15. Leadership…
Ability to effectively direct, guide and inspire others to accomplish a
common goal…

16. Social and Cultural Awareness…
Ability to interact with other people in a socially, culturally and
ethically appropriate way…

 Have you experienced awareness when interacting with a colleague who is
culturally different from you?
 Have you realized that certain words and gestures can be offensive or insensitive
in some cultures?
 As workplaces become diverse globally, it is important for each one of us to have a
high level of cultural and social awareness.
 Employability skills in today’s rapidly changing work environment requires cultural
sensitivity skills to be an important part of our experience and knowledge.
What are these Skills?
Your social and cultural skills will determine your ability to understand and
respect cultural and social differences. Depending on nationality, ethnicity, religion
and other factors, the attitudes, viewpoints and customs of people will differ. Being
aware of this is crucial to help you accept, respect and embrace these differences.
16. Social and Cultural Awareness…

ThankYou