SLIIT International Conference on Advancements in Science and Humanities [SICASH]
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SLIIT International Conference on Advancements in Science and Humanities is organized by the Faculty of Humanities and Sciences of the Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology (SLIIT), the annual research multi-conference of the faculty.
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Publication Open Access An Analysis of Creati vity, Criti cal Thinking, Communicati on, and Collaborati on Skills in the G.C.E. (Advanced Level) General English Textbook in Sri Lanka(Faculty of Humanities and Sciences, SLIIT, 2024-12-04) Lawrence, D; Wijesekera, H.DThe Advanced Level General English (GE) Course in Sri Lanka aims to prepare students for success in higher educati on, work, and social life. To achieve this objecti ve, it is necessary to equip students with “21st century skills” in additi on to language skills. A crucial factor that determines the success of the programme is the teaching material. The Advanced Level GE textbook is the primary teaching material for the GE course in schools nati onwide. This study explored the representati on of 21st century skills in this textbook by employing Qualitati ve Content Analysis (QCA) to systemati cally categorize and evaluate instances of 21st century-related acti viti es and discussions within the textbook. Although the study investi gated twelve 21st century skills, in this paper, we focus on the 4Cs (Creati vity, Criti cal Thinking, Communicati on, Collaborati on). The results indicate that although the 4Cs were the most visible skills and consti tuted the majority of occurrences (85.27%), some important aspects or subskills were not adequately represented. In additi on to other outcomes, the presentati on will mainly contribute to English Language teaching material development and evaluati on at both policy and implementati on levels.Publication Embargo Role of Education Administrators in Implementing 21st Century Skills at National Colleges of Education(Faculty of Humanities and Sciences,SLIIT, 2021-09-25) Rohan, R. M. DThe current changes taking place within the Sri Lankan education system focus more on integration of 21st century skills to the learning teaching approach. However, . majority of the teachers have no idea about 21st century skills and their integration to the curricular. This is research conducted to explore the role played by the education leaders to the curriculum of National Colleges of Education where pre-service teacher education is conducted. Two different questionnaires were administered for the Vice Presidents (Academic and Quality Assurance) and 50 lecturers of seven (7) National Colleges of Education where English medium courses are held. Also, semi-structured interviews for the Vice Presidents and lesson observations of (10) lecturers were conducted for data gathering. Data were analyzed both statistically and qualitatively. It was revealed in the process of data gathering that though the lecturers, prospective teachers and Vice Presidents possess a little knowledge about 21st century skills, integration of them in the curriculum has not been effectively done. The Vice Presidents lack strength and capacity of acting swiftly to achieve the expected targets in relation to the 21st century skills. A radical change to the role of Vice President is suggested to support 21st century skills. Capacity building and skill strengthening programs are suggested to help the Vice Presidents overcome their inability of making right decisions at the time of need. Further, it was suggested that the Teacher Educator service minute is revised so that more capable dynamic, young officers can come to these responsible positions.