Twenty-first-century skills acquired by mathematics teachers: School principals’ perspectives

Abstract

This study aimed at investigating the acquisition degree of the 21st-century skills of mathematics teachers from the perspective of school principals. The study sample consisted of 75 school principals. They were selected randomly among the public schools. The study instrument consisted of four questionnaires, namely: personal skills, communication skills, technical skills, and teaching skills. Each questionnaire consisted of 30 items. The study results showed that the acquisition degree of the 21st-skills of mathematics teachers was intermediate for the personal and communication skills while it was high for the technical and teaching skills. The results also showed that there are no statistically significant differences (α=0.05) attributed to the gender variable from the perspectives of the male and female school principals towards the acquisition degree of the 21st-century skills of mathematics teachers. The study recommended utilizing the 21st-century skills of mathematics teachers which will result in improving the teaching process in general.

Keywords: Mathematics Teachers, 21st-Century Skills, Personal skills;