A Comparative Study of Students’ Academic Performance in Language and Literature Courses English and French Languages in Focus

This study determined the 21st Century Skills of students in Nueva Vizcaya State University, First Semester, SY 2014-2015. Specifically, it ascertained students’ profile, their 21st century skills learning and innovation skills, information, media and technology skills and life and career skills. It further ascertained if a significant correlation exists between profile vari- ables and the 21st century skills and if significant cor- relations exist between and among the dimensions of the 21st century skills. Thirty-five (35) respondents of the AB English Pro- gram under the College of Arts and Sciences were chosen using random sampling. It used the descrip- tive method and a 71 item- questionnaire developed by Vadil (2013).Quantitative data was treated with fre- quency, percentage and mean. The Pearson-r was used to determine the correlation between profile variables and the 21st century skills and the correlations between and among the dimensions of these skills. Findings revealed that the majority are in their teen- age years, mostly female, and are Ilocanos, with fa- thers’ educational attainment higher than mothers. Significantly, social and cross-cultural- skills along life and career skills surfaced as excellent skill among other 21st century skills. The respondents have a “very good” 21st century skills on other skills along learning and innovation skills, as well as information, media and technology skills. The highest educational attain- ment of father significantly correlates with learning and innovation skills and gender correlates with infor- mation, media and technology literacy and life and ca- reer skills. Very significant correlations exist between and among the dimensions of the 21st century skills

Key words: 21st Century Skills, Information, Media and Technology Skills, Learning and Innovation Skills, Life and Career Skills.