21st-century skill integration in Jordanian 9th-grade mathematics textbook

Abstract

This study analyzes to what extent 21st-century skills permeate the 9th-grade mathematics textbook created in the settings of Jordan. This study employed the descriptive-analytical method of research. The sample included the student book and the exercise book of the mathematics textbook. The study used an analysis card as the study’s research instrument. Textbook content includes 21st-century skills of over five thousand nine hundred occurrences. The highest percentage was of critical thinking and problem-solving skills which was at 34.62% while self-initiation and self-directed learning skills came at 30.66% of the total. The third were communication skills at a total of 24.00% and fourth were creativity and innovation skills which was 9.64% while technical and information skills were at 0.83% and the last were cooperation and teamwork skills at 0.25%. This led the study to conclude and recommend that the 9th-grade mathematics textbook includes a greater amount of skills and activities related to digital culture as well as more realistic scenarios that foster the creative teamwork and thinking of learners.