21st century skills: Teachers’ integration in face-to-face instruction

Abstract

This study sought to determine the extent of the teachers’ integration of the 21st century skills in face-to-face instruction and the constraints encountered by the two hundred twelve (212) Grades 1 to 6 teacher-respondents in San Jose District, Division of Camarines Sur for SY 2022-2023. This study utilized the descriptive-correlational method of research. The descriptive method was used to describe the extent of the teachers’ integration of the 21st century skills in face-to-face instruction along critical thinking, collaboration, communication, creativity, and use of technology and the constraints encountered by the teacher-respondents on the integration of the 21st century skills in face-to-face instruction. Correlational method was used to determine the significant agreement on the rank orders of the teachers’ integration of the 21st century skills in face-to-face instruction among the different groups of respondents and the significant agreement on the rank orders of the constraints encountered among the different groups of respondents were determined. This study found that there is no significant agreement on the rank orders of the teachers’ integration of the 21st century skills in face-to-face instruction among the different groups of respondents having the Coefficient of Concordance W and Chi Square (X²) obtained for each indicator: Critical Thinking, 0.354 and 7.434 (p>0.05); Collaboration, 0.406 and 9.744 (p>0.05); Communication, 0.127 and 2.667 (p>0.05); Creativity, 0.611 and 14.664 (p>0.05); and Use of Technology, 0.159 and 3.339 (p>0.05). Also, on the test of significant agreement on the rank orders of the constraints encountered the Coefficient of Concordance W and Chi Square (X²) obtained was: constraints encountered, 0.568 and 18.744 (p>0.05). Thus, the alternative hypothesis was rejected. With this, the formulated policy recommendations need to be adopted to successfully cope with the innovations, changes, and advancements of the educational system in the Philippines.