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I
n 2000, the League published Learning
Outcomes for the 21 st Century, a report
of a study designed to help community
colleges define and clarify the knowledge,
skills, and abilities students would need for
success in the new millennium. Juxtaposing
findings from that study against descriptions
compiled from more recent publications
about 21 st century skills offers a view of
how defining and clarifying these skills has
changed, or not, in the last twenty years.
21 Century
st
Skills:
2000*
Communication
Information Management
Reading Collecting, analyzing, and
Writing organizing information
Speaking from a variety of sources
Listening
Interpersonal
Computation
Teamwork
Understanding and Relationship management
applying mathematical Conflict resolution
concepts and reasoning Workplace skills
Analyzing and using
numerical data
Personal
Ability to understand and
Community
manage self
Citizenship Management of change
Diversity/pluralism Learning to learn
Local, community, global, Personal responsibility
environmental awareness Aesthetic responsiveness
Wellness
Critical Thinking and
Problem Solving
Technology
Analysis Computer literacy
Synthesis Internet skills
Evaluation Retrieving and managing
Decision making information via technology
Creative thinking
*Source included at www.league.org/node/22050.
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