The 21st century skills of the female students of practical education in the Department of Kindergartens in Faculty of Education - King Faisal University

Abstract

This study aims at realizing the degree of acquiring the 21^st century skills by the female students of practical education in the department of kindergartens at the Faculty of Education in the University ofKing Faisal ,  and ranking the acquisition of the skills by the female students .  To achieve the objectives of the study ,  the researcher adoptedthe descriptiveanalyticalapproach ,  andthe application of the study’stool ,  namely thequestionnaire that consists of  ( 40 )  items divided into five skills : 1 .  Communication and participation . 2 .  Informationculture . 3 .  Lifeskills 4 . Learningand creativity . 5 . Emotional intelligence  . Afterconfirming its validity and reliability ,  it was applied to the study’s sample ,  which consisted of  ( 245 )  female students .  The results showed that the degreeof acquiring the 21^st century skills

by the sample members was very high with an arithmetic mean ( 4 . 38 )  ,   and with a standard deviation ( 0 . 438 )  . The third field  “ life skills “  was in the first place with an arithmetic mean  ( 4 .  53 ) and a standard deviation ( 0 . 442 ) with a very high degree .  The fourth field  “ learning and creativity “  which was in the second place with an arithmetic mean  ( 4 . 48 )  and a standard deviation  ( 0 . 496 )  with a very high degree .  The first field  “ communication and participation “  was in the third place with an arithmetic mean  ( 4 . 41 )  and a standard deviation  ( 0 . 457 )  with a very high degree .  The fifth field  “ emotional intelligence “  was in the fourth place with an arithmetic average  ( 4 . 26 )  and a standard deviation  ( 0 . 632 )  with a very high degree . The second field  “ information culture “ was in the last place with an arithmetic mean  ( 4 . 23 )  and a standard deviation  ( 0 . 561 )  with a very high degree .  The study recommended the importance of incorporating the 21^st century skills into the program for preparing kindergarten teachers ,  and working on developing professional development programs for the teacher in a way that suits the changesand developments of the current era .