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There is no single set of “21st-Century Skills” and hundreds have been suggested. Many lists include life skills (agility, flexibility, and adaptability), workforce skills (collaboration, leadership initiative, and responsibility), applied skills (accessing and analyzing information, effective communication, and determining alternative solutions to problems), personal skills (curiosity, imagination, critical thinking, and problem solving), interpersonal skills (cooperation and teamwork), and noncognitive skills (managing feelings) (adapted from Saavedra & Opfer, 2012).
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McComas, W.F. (2014). “21st-Century Skills”. In: McComas, W.F. (eds) The Language of Science Education. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-497-0_1
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