The 21st century marks the transformation of the global economy to what has been referred to, somewhat interchangeably, as the
knowledge society, information age and new economy. Among the significant changes is the emerging nature of a new set of
economic and social indicators which eventually capture the changes in structural transformation, technological advance, and
competition in the job market. Undoubtedly, such changes in the have driven changes in skills required to compete effectively in
today’s global economy. It could therefore argued that, given the rapid rate of change, the vast amount of information that need
to be managed, and the influence of technology on life in general, students in the 21st century need to apply current skill sets, as
well as developed new skills to cope and thrive in this changing society. In fulfilling all these aspirations, it is suggested that
thinking skills that should be cultivated in the students are no longer confined to the traditional definition of critical and creative
thinking. Obviously, the dimension of thinking should also encompass adaptability and managing complexity, self direction,
curiosity, risk taking, higher order thinking and sound reasoning. Those skills are identified and emphasised based upon the
premise that to grant success in the 21st century, students need to build upon themselves those thinking skills and arguably, their
academic as well as workplace performance can be predicted by those skills. This paper will seminally discuss the conceptual
definitions of 21st century thinking skills and suggests mechanisms of how those skills could be embedded into the existing
science curriculum in Malaysia through standard setting approach so that what is envisaged in the curriculum is being
implemented in the actual science teaching and learning processes.
The 21st century marks the transformation of the global economy to what has been referred to, somewhat interchangeably, as theknowledge society, information age and new economy. Among the significant changes is the emerging nature of a new set ofeconomic and social indicators which eventually capture the changes in structural transformation, technological advance, andcompetition in the job market. Undoubtedly, such changes in the have driven changes in skills required to compete effectively intoday’s global economy. It could therefore argued that, given the rapid rate of change, the vast amount of information that needto be managed, and the influence of technology on life in general, students in the 21st century need to apply current skill sets, aswell as developed new skills to cope and thrive in this changing society. In fulfilling all these aspirations, it is suggested thatthinking skills that should be cultivated in the students are no longer confined to the traditional definition of critical and creativethinking. Obviously, the dimension of thinking should also encompass adaptability and managing complexity, self direction,curiosity, risk taking, higher order thinking and sound reasoning. Those skills are identified and emphasised based upon thepremise that to grant success in the 21st century, students need to build upon themselves those thinking skills and arguably, theirศึกษาและทำงานสามารถทำนายประสิทธิภาพ โดยทักษะเหล่านั้นได้ กระดาษนี้จะ seminally หารือการแนวคิดคำนิยามของศตวรรษที่ 21 ทักษะการคิด และแนะนำกลไกของวิธีกล่าวสามารถฝังตัวลงในที่มีอยู่หลักสูตรวิทยาศาสตร์ในมาเลเซียผ่านวิธีการตั้งค่ามาตรฐานดังนั้นอะไรเป็น envisaged ในหลักสูตรนำมาใช้ในวิทยาศาสตร์จริงสอน และกระบวนการเรียนรู้
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