Teachers’ Readiness in Promoting 21st Century Skills in Teaching Students at a Bilingual Primary School

Abstract

Teachers' readiness is an important aspect to be considered in promoting 21st-century skills in teaching primary school students. Some studies have been conducted on teachers' readiness. However, the study on teachers' readiness to promote 21st-century skills in a bilingual context has never been conducted. This study aims to analyze the teachers' readiness to promote 21st-century teaching primary school students in a bilingual school. The readiness was analyzed from the teachers' perceived and observed readiness to implement 21st-century skills in teaching primary school students. The study was conducted using a mixed-method design, and the subjects involved 11 school teachers teaching at a bilingual primary school. The data were collected using questionnaires, observation, and interviews. Then, they were analyzed quantitatively and qualitatively. The study results show that the teachers perceived themselves as very ready to implement the 21st-century skills, and the observations reconfirm it. The teachers implemented the 21st-century skills well across several programs conducted in classroom practices and at the school level. It is implied that the teachers have professional competencies in promoting 21stcentury skills in teaching their students.