SDF 21st CENTURY SKILLS Cheat Sheet
1. CRITICAL THINKING
Sensory Motor
Coordination
Colour
Differentiation
Colour
Co-ordination
Means using your sense
organs to perform activities.
is the Skill of differentiating
between colours.
Example: Filling a water bottle
under a running tap water
Example: Red versus Green
is Combining complimentary
colours. (colours are two colours
that are on opposite sides of
the colour wheel)
Observation
Decision Making
Problem Solving
is to examine something by
using either your senses or
by noticing details of the object.
is choosing between
actions or between possible
solutions to a problem.
is working through a problem
to reach a solution.
Example: Closely observe how
patterns are changing.
Example: Should you do
task A first or task B?
Example: There is less water at
home. How do I use the available
amount to complete my daily
chores?
Sequencing
Interpretation
Spatial Awareness
is to arrange events, items, or
objects in a logical order.
is to understand the original
message and repeat it
without any changes.
is the ability to be aware of
oneself in each space in relation
to objects.
Example: Describe what you
understood from a given
image.
Example: Avoiding obstacles
while walking.
Logical Thinking
Logical Reasoning
Systematic Planning
is using different strategies to
reach a conclusion.
is the process of using a
rational, systematic and
mathematical argument to
justify a conclusion.
is planning a step by step
approach to complete a project.
Example: Recipe for cooking
a dish
Example: You modify a
presentation about a product
to highlight its user-friendly
qualities after considering the
feedback from your last project.
Example: Red and green
Example: Planning for a trip
Example: Why was A the
right answer?
Organizing Skill
Experimentation
Deductive Reasoning
is the ability to use your time,
energy, resources, etc. in an
effective way so that you
achieve a goal.
is to try out new ideas to
solve a problem.
is when conclusion is reached
by narrowing down the options
under consideration.
Example: Make a to-do list.
Example: Making bhel with
chinese sauces and noodles
in it.
Example: I live in India. India is
in Asia. Hence, I am an Asian.
Management
Analysis
Deductive Reasoning
is making the right choices and
focusing on the micro and
macro requirements.
is interacting with a problem
/idea in parts and as whole.
is understanding the political,
religious, cultural, historical,
geographical, biological and
environmental forces in cultures
and how they work.
Example: Impact of gulf war on
oil prices in India.
Example: Planning to complete
a project with fixed resources in
a fixed time.
Accuracy
is the art of giving attention
to detail.
Example: Write a paragraph
with no grammatical mistakes.
Example: Finding the average
of all students in class.
2. COLLABORATION
Team Work
is people working toward the
same goal.
Example: Working towards
completing a project
Coordination
is working together so that each
team member can accomplish
their part in support of a
common objective.
Example: Two people work
together to plan or coordinate
a party.
Cooperation
is when individuals work with
other people by achieving
one's own goals.
Example: One-person hands
you a brick and you lay the
brick.
Leadership Skills
means a person who leads
by example and takes
initiatives.
Example: Become a team
leader to finish the project.
Empathy
is sensing the thoughts, feelings
and experiences of others.
Example: How did Sheela feel
when you shouted at her?
Interpersonal Skills
is the ability to communicate or
interact well with other people.
Example: Making friends in a
new school
3. COMMUNICATION SKILLS
Expressions
Listening Skills
Articulation
is the action of showing one's
thoughts or feelings.
is the ability to accurately
receive and interpret
information with attention
Example: You got exactly all
groceries that mom told you
over phone
is the way in which you express
your feelings and ideas.
Example: Expressing
displeasure without offending
anyone
Visual Communication
is the transmission of
information through visual
media.
Example: Create a presentation.
Example: Articulate your
thoughts in the form of a
drawing.
Aesthetic Sense
is to engage and critically
reflect on a work of art or
anything creative.
Example: Which of the
furniture will fit the aesthetics
of the given bedroom?
4. CREATIVITY SKILLS
Pattern Recognition
Questioning
is to gain more information by
asking appropriate questions.
Visualization
Example: You can gain little
understanding from pointed
questions that have short
answers like “Yes or No”.
Example: Close your eyes and
visualize images of how a flying
car would look like.
Entrepreneurial Literacy
is the creative process of
generating, developing, and
communicating new ideas.
Imaginative Thinking
is to form/create images in
the mind without direct input
from your sense organs.
Example: Create different ideas
on a flying car through research
or through visualisation.
Example: Create a design of
the flying car which goes
beyond logic.
Example: Discuss with your team
about how a model of this flying
car can be created.
Composition
Unstructured thinking
is to look at a problem from a
fresh perspective and
brainstorm possible solutions.
Example: Brainstorming as
many ideas as possible on
how to create a flying car.
is to use multiple senses to
recognise certain objects and
situations.
Example: We know that
rectangular pieces of wood are
doors. Even if we see a
new one, we know it is a door.
Ideation
is to combine something
together in a structured manner.
Example: Put all the designs of
the flying car together to create
a model.
is process of forming images in
the mind.
means to take initiative to be a
part of a team to complete
project on time.
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