Abstract:

In the 21st century, studies are carried out to benefit from technology in the education system and 21st century skills reflected in our curriculum are aimed to be examined. This study aimed to examine the achievements and organizational chart of the MEB Science Curriculum in the content of the primary school 4th grade science textbook within the framework of p21 21st century skills. The skills are classified under 3 main headings including learning and innovation skills; information-media-technology skills; life and career skills. Learning and innovation skills include critical thinking and problem solving, creativity and innovation, collaboration and communication; information-media-technology skills include media literacy, information literacy and information, communication and technology literacy; life and career skills include entrepreneurship and self-management, flexibility and adaptability, leadership and responsibility, efficiency and accountability, social and intercultural skills. Document analysis, one of the qualitative research methods, was used in the research. The aims in the content of the primary school 4th grade science textbook and the organizational chart constituted the data of the research. Document analysis method was carried out as a research design. The achievements and organizational chart in the content of the science textbook examined in the research were analyzed according to 12 different skills in 21st century skills. The achievements in the 4th grade science course curriculum constitute the data of the research. Descriptive analysis method was used in the analysis of the data. 79 outputs examined in the research were analyzed according to 12 different skills found in 21st century skills. All the achievements in the 4th Grade STLC were examined according to each 21st century skill in the P21 framework. As a result of the examination, it was determined that the curriculum mainly aimed to develop critical thinking and problem solving, entrepreneurship and self-management, creativity and innovation and communication skills.

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