tailieunhanh - Evolution of the framework for 21st century competencies

This article presents the successive changes and evolution of the frameworks for 21st century competencies, since the appearance of the first conceptual models during the final years of the last century, and also it is a review of the competencies that are needed in the 21st century with a special focus on the Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) competencies. The included frameworks have been elaborated by diverse institutions such as international organizations, private consortia and also governments as a guideline for educational policies in elementary and secondary schools. Later, the frameworks are compared and analyzed according to a classification of the competencies into general categories, in order to visualize some trends and obtain some insights about the direction they are heading. Finally, it provides some suggestions for the conception of future frameworks. | Knowledge Management E-Learning An International Journal No. 1. Mar 2013 Knowledge Management E-Learning An International Journal ISSN 2073-7904 Evolution of the framework for 21st century competencies Sdenka Z. Salas-Pilco The University of Hong Kong Hong Kong Recommended citation Salas-Pilco S. Z. 2013 . Evolution of the framework for 21st century competencies. Knowledge Management E-Learning 5 1 10-24. Knowledge Management E-Learning An International Journal No. 1. 10 Evolution of the framework for 21st century competencies Sdenka Z. Salas-Pilco Faculty of Education The University of Hong Kong Hong Kong E-mail sdenkasp@ Corresponding author Abstract This article presents the successive changes and evolution of the frameworks for 21st century competencies since the appearance of the first conceptual models during the final years of the last century and also it is a review of the competencies that are needed in the 21st century with a special focus on the Information and Communication Technologies ICT competencies. The included frameworks have been elaborated by diverse institutions such as international organizations private consortia and also governments as a guideline for educational policies in elementary and secondary schools. Later the frameworks are compared and analyzed according to a classification of the competencies into general categories in order to visualize some trends and obtain some insights about the direction they are heading. Finally it provides some suggestions for the conception of future frameworks. Keywords 21st century competencies Framework Information and communication technologies ICT Biographical notes Sdenka Zobeida Salas-Pilco is a doctoral candidate of Faculty of Education The University of Hong Kong. She has experience as a school teacher in the Peruvian Andes and received specialization in South Korea India and Japan. She is currently doing research on Information and Communication Technologies ICT in Education .