Harnessing The 21st Century Skills of Elementary Pupils in Selected Barangay Schools through Differentiated Instruction: Designing Exemplars for Adaptation

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Differentiated Instruction is an innovative way of thinking about teaching and learning. Teachers today struggle to meet the needs of many students who have individual needs. The purpose of this study is to give some strategies/techniques that the teachers can use to enhance the skills of the pupils.

METHODS

A quantitative, descriptive correlational method were used in this study. A total of eighty-seven (87) students were taken from three (3) public elementary schools in Tagaytay City.

RESULTS

Every 21st century skill has a positive significant relationship to other 21st century skills. There is a very strong positive significant relationship between communication thinking skills and creativity thinking skills. Moreover, there is a strong positive significant relationship between critical to collaborative, communications and creativity thinking skills. Lastly, collaborative thinking skills have a strong positive significant relationship to communications and creativity thinking skills.

DISCUSSIONS

If one of the 21st century skills developed and the level increases among elementary pupils, other 21st century skills will be developed and improved as well.