21st Century Skills of Grade 10 Mathematics Teachers and Students / Christian Rodrigo A. Runtal.

The purpose of this study was to find out the relationship of 21st century skills of Grade 10 Mathematics teachers and students in the Division of Antique for the school year 2016-2017. The subject-respondents of the study were the 30 randomly selected Grade 10 Mathematics teachers paired with 25 randomly selected Grade 10 students per teacher, giving a total of 750 grade 10 students. Data were gathered using a standardized research instrument developed by Ravitz (2012) which was duly validated and pilot-tested to fit the local settings. It was a survey questionnaire on 21st Century Teaching Skills for Grade 10 students. Statistical tools used to interpret the data were frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, t-test and Pearson-r. Data analyses were done using the Standard Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 17.0. The findings of the study showed that the Grade 10 Mathematics teachers have moderate teaching skills relating yo global connection and the use of technology as a tool for learning; high in terms of critical thinking, communication, creativity and innovation, self-direction, and local connection; and very high in collaboration skills. The Grade 10 Mathematics students have high learning skills in all areas of 21st century skills. No significant difference was found in all area of 21st century teaching skills regardless of sex and educational qualification. However, a significant difference was found in Grade 10 students 21st century learning skills in the areas of local connections and use of technology as a tool for learning when they were grouped according to teachers' educational qualification. Moreover, a significant difference was noted between male and female in terms of using technology as a tool for learning. There was no significant relationship between 21st century skills of Grade 10 mathematics teachers and students.