3 R’s x 7 C’s = 21st Century Learning
| Basic Skills | 21st Century Skills | Component Skills |
|---|---|---|
| Reading | Critical Thinking-and-Doing | Problem-solving, Research, Analysis, Project Management, etc
Students need the search skills required to access information, the critical thinking skills needed to analyse and evaluate that information, and the problem solving skills required to effectively use that information. |
| wRiting | Creativity and Innovation | New Knowledge Creation, “Best Fit” Design Solutions, Artful Storytelling, etc
Creativity and innovation allow one to generate ideas and concepts, to see information in a different way from others, and to approach issues from a different direction |
| aRithmetic | Communication | Crafting Messages and Using Media Effectively |
| Collaboration and Leadership | Cooperation, Compromise, Consensus, Community-building
The interactive nature of a knowledge-based society mandates the ability to collaborate. Innovation requires multiple people interacting in different ways and this increasingly takes place through interactive technologies. |
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| Cross-Cultural Understanding | Across Diverse Ethnic, Knowledge and Organizational Cultures | |
| Career and Learning Self-Reliance | Managing Change, Lifelong Learning and Career Redefinition | |
| Computing and ICT Literacy | Effective Use of Electronic Information and Knowledge Tools |
