21st Century Skills Quiz

When a person can carefully identify obstacles and address problems cooperatively, he/she has _______________.

• Communication skills

• Creativity and innovation skills

• Collaboration skills

• Critical thinking skills

These require more than thinking skills and content knowledge

• Critical thinking and Problem Solving skills

• Creativity and Innovation Skills

• Information, Media, and Technology skills

•   Life and Career Skills

It refers to the skill to evaluate information critically and competently.

• Use and manage information

• Analyze Media

• Create media products

• Access and evaluate information

It refers to working effectively in a climate of ambiguity and changing priorities.

• Adapt to change

• Be flexible

• Manage goals and time

• Work independently

This skill goes beyond basic mastery of skills and/or curriculum to explore and expand one's own learning and opportunities to gain expertise.

• Manage goals and time

• Be responsible to others

• Be self-directed learner

• Work independently

Interact effectively with others and work effectively in diverse teams are skills under ____________ of life and career skills.

• Flexibility and Adaptability

• Initiative and Self-Direction

• Social and Cross-Cultural

• Productivity and Accountability

It underscores understanding both how and why media messages are constructed; creating media products by understanding and utilizing the most appropriate media creation tools, characteristics and conventions.

• Information Literacy

• Media Literacy

• Technology Literacy

• Creativity and Innovation

This pertains to articulating thoughts and ideas effectively using oral and written communication skills.

• Critical thinking and problem solving

• Communication

• Social and Cross-cultural skills

• Leadership and Responsibility

It pertains to synthesizing and making connections between information and arguments under ______________ of learning and innovation skills.

• Solve problems

• Work together effectively in team

• Reason effectively

• Make judgments and decisions

What are differences among Information, Media, and Technology Literacy?

• Information literacy refers to understanding both how and why media messages are constructed; while media literacy refers to the use of technology; and technology literacy pertains to accessing and evaluating information.

• Information literacy refers to accessing and evaluating information; while media literacy refers to utilizing technology as a tool for communicating information; and technology literacy pertains to understanding the purpose of of media messages.

• Information literacy refers to the use of technology as tool for research; media literacy underscores understanding the purpose of media; and technology literacy pertains to accessing and evaluating information.

• Information literacy refers to the critically and competent managing of information; media literacy is the understanding of the purpose of media; and technology literacy is the utilization of technology.