Teaching the 2st Century Skills: Teachers’ Competence, Practices and Challenges

Abstract

This research is anchored on the conceptual framework that the 21st century is a driving force for change of the educational system. The rise of technology makes the societal change which characterized the 21st century from industrial to knowledge based. Thus, schools worldwide are organized to prepare students to succeed in the 21st century and do something extraordinary. The study employed the descriptive-correlational method of research with the primary goal to assess the skills, practices and challenges of teachers in the teaching of the 21st century skills in both public and private high schools in the province of Bohol. It was found out that there is a significant difference in the teachers’ assessment of their competence, practices and challenges of teachers from the public and private school. It was also shown that private school teachers have a high level of performance in their practices compared to that in the public schools. It was also revealed that public school teachers faced more challenge than those in the private schools. Moreover, there is a moderately strong correlation between teachers’ competence and their practices in teaching the 21st century skills.