ERIC Number: EJ1162347
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017-Dec
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An Investigation of Twenty-First Century Learners' Competencies in China
Cai, Huiying; Gu, Xiaoqing; Wong, Lung-Hsiang
Asia Pacific Education Review, v18 n4 p475-487 Dec 2017
This paper reports a study on developing an assessment inventory of Chinese learners' competencies as needed for the twenty-first century. In creating the instrument, three relevant twenty-first century competency frameworks were referenced: from the OECD, the European Council, and the USA. The preliminary version of this instrument, which consists of 55 items, was administered to 732 Shanghai students from three types of K-12 schools. To investigate the factors and the structure of the competencies that young Chinese learners' in the twenty-first century should possess, exploratory factor analysis and structural equation modeling were employed. This resulted in a selection of 42 items in seven categories. These were conceptions of learning, competencies in ICT, problem solving, communication, critical thinking, cross-cultural communication, and advanced-level literacy. Based on these findings, the status of students' twenty-first century competencies in Shanghai, were investigated in relation to gender, region, and grade. The implications of the findings were discussed, such as balancing the learning resource and teacher deployment in differently developed regions, as well as guiding the implementation of a competency-based curriculum in China.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Guidelines, Measures (Individuals), Critical Thinking, Intercultural Communication, Thinking Skills, Gender Differences, Problem Solving, Literacy, Factor Analysis, Structural Equation Models, Elementary School Students, Secondary School Students, Geographic Regions, Competency Based Education, Skill Development, Curriculum Development, Educational Resources, Information Technology, Technological Literacy, Institutional Characteristics, Comparative Analysis
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: China (Shanghai); China
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