Parents, Guardians and the 4C's

Abstract

The purpose of this learning assessment was to evaluate how a web-based learning assessment impacts parents' and guardians' interests and confidence to help their 8th-graders learn the 4Cs of 21st Century learning skills. The shortage of certified Career and Technical Education (CTE) teachers in Hawaii impacts middle school students’ learning and acquisition of 21st Century skills. These skills were exceedingly necessary to enter the workforce or further higher education. For this project, parents and guardians accessed a website to learn about the 4Cs. At the end of their learning, the parents and guardians will be able collect evidence of their child’s 4Cs artifacts and post them into an e-portfolio. At the end of each module from the learning, the participants rated how the module increases their interest and confidence in helping their child learn the 4Cs.