21st Century Skills of High School Students: Input to Student Enhancement Activities

Abstract

21st century skills are the set of abilities that students need to develop to succeed in the information age. This study aims to determine the level of actualization of the 21st century skills among high school students of the Union Christian College, as a basis in the formulation of proposed student enhancement activities. The descriptive method of research was used where 136 respondents participated. An adopted questionnaire was used to determine the level of utilization of the 21st century skills and the data gathered were treated using weighted mean and Pearson r. The results showed that the respondents utilized their time at home and in schools in various ways but with more emphasis on using their gadgets. Their 21st century skills were considerably developed with more rooms for improvement. Moreover, it was established that time utilization affects the respondents' actualization of their 21st century skills. Hence, the proposed student enhancement activities need to be adopted to further enhance the realization and utilization of the 21st century skills.