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Abstract
This article examines the extent to which the competencies of the 21st century learner are reflected in the learning outcomes within the English language arts curriculum standards documents for the Canadian provinces. Manifest summative content analysis was used to code learning outcomes in accordance with themes derived from the competencies of 21st century learners. For all provinces, there were few learning outcomes that required students to use digital resources to access information or create knowledge / solutions; there were no learning outcomes related to competencies in the context of core subjects or using social media to communicate and learn. Espoused learning pedagogies need to be galvanized into English language arts curriculum standards that are consistent with 21st century and digital literacy learning competencies.
Résumé
Cet article explore dans quelle mesure les objectifs d’apprentissage tels que listés dans les documents officiels des programmes des diverses provinces canadiennes reflètent les compétences de l’apprenant-type du 21e siècle. Pour ce faire, une analyse formelle des contenus a été effectuée, en codant les objectifs d’apprentissage selon des thèmes en lien avec les compétences de l’apprenant du 21e siècle. Au sein des provinces, peu d’objectifs d’apprentissage nécessitent l’utilisation de ressources numériques pour avoir accès à de l’information ou encore, pour créer du savoir / des solutions. De plus, il n’y a aucun objectif d’apprentissage en lien avec ces compétences dans les matières de base ou d’utilisation des médias sociaux pour communiquer et apprendre. Des approches pédagogiques cohérentes avec les compétences du 21e siècle et la culture d’apprentissage numérique doivent être insufflées dans les normes des programmes d’English language arts.
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Biographical notes
Tiffany L. Gallagher is an Associate Professor and Director of the Brock Learning Lab. Her work focuses on supporting the professional learning and practices of educators as they strive to provide effective literacy and inclusive assessment and instructional opportunities for all students. This body of work has been disseminated in six co-authored books, six chapters, as well as over 40 articles.
Jennifer Rowsell is a Professor and Canada Research Chair in Multiliteracies at Brock University. She has co-written and co-edited over 20 books on such topics as multimodality, family literacy, ethnography, and literacy and Bourdieusian sociology. She is the Co-Series Editor of the Routledge Expanding Literacies in Education book series with Cynthia Lewis and the Digital Literacy Editor for The Reading Teacher.
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Notes biographiques
Tiffany L. Gallagher est professeur agrégé et directeur du Brock Learning Lab. Ses travaux de recherche portent sur le soutien apporté aux enseignants dans le cadre de leur apprentissage professionnel et de leurs pratiques pédagogiques. Elle s’intéresse particulièrement à ceux-ci lorsqu’ils exposent leurs élèves à des pratiques efficaces en alphabétisation et leur donnent des opportunités d’apprentissage et d’évaluation dans un cadre d’inclusion. Ses ouvrages comprennent six livres rédigés dans le cadre de collaborations, ainsi que plus de 40 articles.
Jennifer Rowsell est professeur et préside la chaire de recherche en Multiliteracies à la Brock University. Elle a collaboré à l’écriture et à la publication de plus d’une vingtaine d’ouvrages portant sur l’intermodalité, l’alphabétisation familiale, l’ethnographie et la littératie et sociologie bourdieusiennes. En collaboration avec Cynthia Lewis, elle est rédactrice de la collection Expanding Literacies in Education, série d’ouvrages publiés par la maison d’édition Routledge. Mme Rowsell est également rédactrice à la culture numérique pour la publication en ligne The Reading Teacher.