21ST CENTURY COMPETENCIES/SKILLS IN ELT TEXTBOOK EVALUATION CHECKLISTS


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Abbasioğlu Ünalır E., Genç B.

in: International Research in Education Sciences X, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mustafa Caner, Editor, Eğitim Yayınevi, Ankara, pp.1-21, 2024

  • Publication Type: Book Chapter / Chapter Research Book
  • Publication Date: 2024
  • Publisher: Eğitim Yayınevi
  • City: Ankara
  • Page Numbers: pp.1-21
  • Editors: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mustafa Caner, Editor
  • Erciyes University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

21st century innovations and technological developments, which have made

their impact felt from the very beginning, have shown influence in the field of

education as well as in every other field. Thus, instructors and learners felt the

need to equip themselves with the requirements of the new era. In line with

the studies carried out to ensure the adaptation of the education and training

process to innovations in industrial age 5.0., existing education policies are

updated in order to raise individuals who can keep up with the conditions of

the new world and to provide job opportunities for learners in the globalizing

world, which entails the prerequisite of harboring newly emerging world skills

such as financial literacy, leadership, and creativity. Various scientific studies

(Çiftçi et al., 2021; Dündar & Polat, 2021; Gyurova & Zeleeva, 2017; Hamarat,

2019; Zain et al., 2016) have been conducted to determine the effectiveness and

adequacy of the innovative steps taken and policies pursued in the process of

vesting individuals with 21st century skills and competencies, and the findings

obtained from these studies have been guiding practitioners. In addition to

educational policies, the programs further decorate individuals with a 21st

century perspective, embracing skills, competencies, and character qualities

such as finance and culture-bound literacies, creativity, and leadership skills.

These programs are revised to expand their skills, and the effectiveness of the

new programs developed are examined through various scientific studies (Cho

et al., 2015; Göçen et al., 2020; Hung et al., 2013; Schroeder and Curcio, 2022).