Table
1. How
E
ducation
S
ystems
A
re
A
ddressing
21
st
C
entury
S
kills
Hong
Kong
Japan
China
Finland
Singapore
United
States
Learning to
L
earn reform
addresses
applied
learning and
“other”
learning
experiences,
including
service and
workplace
learning
6
Zest for Living
education reform
stresses the
importance of
experimentation
,
problem finding
,
and problem
solving instead of
rote
memorization
7
Greater
emphasis on
students’
ability to
communicate
and work in
teams, pose
and solve
problems
,
and
learn to learn
8
New focus on
“citizen skills”:
(
1)
t
hinking
skills, including
problem
solving and
creative
thinking
;
(
2
)
w
ays
of
working and
interacti
ng;
(
3
)
c
rafts
and
expressive
skills;
(
4
)
p
articipatio
n
and initiative;
and
(
5)
s
elf
-
awareness and
pe
rsonal
responsibility
9
New
Framework
for
21st
Century
Competencies
and Student
Outcomes is
intended to
better position
students to
take advantage
of global
opportunities
10
Common Core
State
Standards
Initiative
redefines
standards to
make them
“inclusive o
f
rigorous
content and
applications of
knowledge
through
higher
-
order
skills, so that
all students are
prepared for
the
21st
century”
11
200
0
2006
2010
2010
20
10
201
0
Although the approaches across national education systems differ, they are similar in recognizing
the need for
more
-
sophisticated thinking and
communicati
on
skills.