8 CRITICAL ATTRIBUTES ST OF THE 21 CENTURY EDUCATION INTEGRATED AND INTERDISCIPLINARY EDUCATION IN THE 21ST CENTURY IS CHARACTERIZED BY LINKAGES AMONG VARIOUS SUBJECT AREAS IN AN INTEGRATED MANNER. THE NEW APPROACH PROMOTES THE UTILIZATION OF LEARNING FROM VARIOUS DISCIPLINES. TECHNOLOGIES AND MULTIMEDIA EDUCATION IN THE 21ST CENTURY MAKES FULL USE OF AVAILABLE INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY OR ICT AS WELL AS MULTIMEDIA TO IMPROVE TEACHING AND LEARNING ACTIVITIES. GLOBAL CLASSROOM EDUCATION IN THE 21ST AIMS TO PRODUCE GLOBAL CITIZENS BY EXPOSING STUDENTS TO CONCERN OF THE REGION AND OTHER COUNTRIES CREATING/ADAPTING TO CONSTANT PERSONAL AND SOCIAL CHANGE AND LIFELONG LEARNING EDUCATION IN 21ST CENTURY SUBSCRIBE TO THE BELIEF THAT LEARNING DOES NOT HAPPEN INSIDE THE SCHOOL AND DURING ONE’S SHOOLING YEARS. STUDENT-CENTERED EDUCATION IN 21ST CENTURY IS FOCUSED ON STUDENTS AS LEARNERS. IT IS TAILOR-FIT TO ADDRESS THE INDIVIDUAL LEARNING NEEDS OF EACH STUDENTS. DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION IS COMMON IN 21ST CENTURY CLASSROOMS, WHERE DIVERSE STUDENT FACTORS ARE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT WHEN PLANNING AND DELIVERING LEARNING INSTRUCTION. 21ST CENTURY SKILLS EDUCATION IN 21ST CENTURY PROMOTES THE SKILLS NEEDED TO BE PRODUCTIVE MEMBERS OF TODAY’S SOCIETY. THESE SKILLS INCLUDE, AMONG OTHERS, CRITICAL AND CREATIVE THINKING SKILLS, PROBLEM SOLVING AND DECISION MAKING, ICT LITERACY AND SKILLS. PROJECT-BASED AND RESEARCH-DRIVEN ITS REALIES HEAVILY ON STUDENT-DRIVEN ACTIVITIES TO ENCOURAGE ACTIVE LEARNING. THIS IMPLIES THAT TEACHERS OF THE 21ST CENTURY NEED TO BE KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT RESEARCH TO GUIDE THEIR STUDENTS’ LEARNING THROUGH SELF-DIRECTED ACTIVITIES. RELEVANT, RIGOROUS & REAL-WORLD EDUCATION IN 21ST CENTURY IS MEANINGFUL BECAUSE IT ROOTED IN REAL LIFE DAY-TO-DAY ACTIVITIES OF LEARNERS.
