Dear Colleagues,
For nearly two decades, we have been discussing 21st century skills, sometimes with small shifts of focus, though nowadays, concentrating on a core set of skills and abilities. Accordingly, 21st century skills are the OECD’s scientific and economic community’s answer to a rapidly changing world and its fundamental challenges: socially, environmentally, and for us and our children, individually. Research in chemistry education has investigated, developed, and evaluated a lot of learning environments, training materials, and best-practice examples to understand how to support these skills in teaching and learning chemistry.
This Special Issue of Educational Sciences focuses on learning and innovation skills as part of the 21st century skills framework. They consist of “Critical Thinking and Problem Solving”, “Creativity and Innovation”, and “Communication and Collaboration”. In each of these fields, research in chemistry education can provide concrete, evidence-based studies to illustrate our contribution to mastering the challenges of the future.
I would like to invite you to submit papers related to these skills. Original empirical research papers, reviews, and case studies are welcome. Submission is now open until 31.05.2021!
Prof. Dr. Rüdiger Tiemann
Guest Editor
Details at: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/education/special_issues/chemistry_educatio...