21st Century Skills of CEIT Teacher Candidates - an Empirical Study on the Prominence in the CEIT Undergraduate Curriculum

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Globalization and information-technology developments are transforming education systems, making it essential for pre-service teachers to be trained with “21st century skills” and the related knowledge needed to transfer these changes to new generations. The study applies the “Multidimensional 21th Century Skills Scale” to 123 CEIT teacher candidates and examines CEIT curricula for inclusiveness regarding such skills. Results show overall generally high scores, with highest career consciousness and lowest critical thinking and problem-solving sub-dimensions, and indicate that updated curricula reflect these skills. Future work is suggested to assess the updated curriculum’s effectiveness.

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Study design and scale application

Findings on skill dimensions

Curriculum inclusiveness and implications

Future research directions

Educational Policy Analysis and Strategic Research Volume 14, Issue 3 September 2019 [epasr.penpublishing.net](epasr.penpublishing.net)[ ](epasr.penpublishing.net)ISSN: 1949-4270 (Print) 1949-4289 (Online) 21st century skills of CEIT teacher candidates and the prominence of these skills in the CEIT undergraduate curriculum Aslihan Selcen Arslangilay To cite this article Arslangilay, A.S. (2019) . 21st century skills ofCEIT teacher candidates and the prominence of these skills in the CEIT undergraduate curriculum. Educational Policy Analysis and Strategic Research, 14(3), 330-346. doi: 10.29329/epasr.2019.208.15 | Published Online | September 29, 2019 | | --- | --- | | Article Views | 12 single - 21 cumulative | | Article Download | 47 single - 66 cumulative | | DOI | [https://doi.org/10.29329/epasr.2019.208.15](https://doi.org/10.29329/epasr.2019.208.15) | Pen Academic is an independent international publisher committed to publishing academic books, journals, encyclopedias, handbooks of research of the highest quality in the fields of Education, Social Sciences, Science and Agriculture. Pen Academic created an open access system to spread the scientific knowledge freely. For more information about PEN, please contact: [info@penpublishing.net](info@penpublishing.net) This document downloaded from [96.253.105.162](96.253.105.162) [2 times] Chesterfield / United States on Fri, 18 Oct 2019 21:51:29 +0300 Pen Academic Publishing, Canakkale/Turkey Telephone: +90 286 243 06 66 | Fax: +90 286 213 08 [00 | info@penpublishing.net | www.penpublishing.net](00 | info@penpublishing.net | www.penpublishing.net) 21st Century Skills of CEIT Teacher Candidates and The Prominence of These Skills in The CEIT Undergraduate Curriculum A. Selcen ARSLANGİLAY 1 Gazi University Abstract In the age of globalization and information and technology, changes as in all the fields of human life are being actualized in the education systems, too. It is of great importance for the teachers who are the most notable agents to transfer the changes to the next generations to be equipped with skills and knowledge so called 21st century skills in their pre-service education and start their profession. In this respect, the prominence of these skills in pre-service teacher education curriculum is a subject to be considered. With the constant emphasis on technology age, Computer and Instructional Technologies (CEIT) teacher candidates should have 21st century skills in terms of their contribution to their students as well as the schools they will work in. In this study, the “Multidimensional 21th Century Skills Scale” developed by Çevik and Şentürk (2019) was applied to 123 teacher candidates studying in CEIT Department of Gazi University, Gazi Faculty of Education in 2018-2019 Spring Semester. The CEIT curricula were also examined in terms of their inclusiveness about the 21st century skills. The analyses of the scale indicated that CEIT teacher candidates’ scores are generally high for the scale overall but highest in Career consciousness and lowest in Critical Thinking and Problem-Solving Skills sub-dimensions. It is also seen that 21st century skills are generally reflected in the CEIT curricula with the courses and their contents especially in the updated curriculum which shows that curriculum development processes were performed according to the changes and needs in the world. Further studies could be conducted for the efficiency of the updated curriculum in the following years. Key words: 21st century skills, CEIT teacher candidates, CEIT curriculum, curriculum development. DOI: 10.29329/epasr.2019.208.15 1 Rese. Assist. Dr., Faculty of Education, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey, ORCID ID: 0000-0002-6262-9037 Correspondence: [aslihanselcen@gmail.com](aslihanselcen@gmail.com) 330 This document downloaded from [96.253.105.162](96.253.105.162) [2 times] Chesterfield / United States on Fri, 18 Oct 2019 21:51:29 +0300 Intr

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What is the main focus of the study?

The study examines 21st century skills of CEIT teacher candidates and how prominently these skills are reflected in the CEIT undergraduate curriculum.

How were 21st century skills measured in the research?

The “Multidimensional 21th Century Skills Scale” developed by Çevik and Şentürk (2019) was applied to 123 CEIT teacher candidates.

Which skill areas were found to be highest and lowest?

Scores were generally high overall, with the highest results in Career consciousness and the lowest results in Critical Thinking and Problem-Solving Skills sub-dimensions.

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