K12 Skills Framework Writing Domain Skills in Secondary School Turkish Textbooks

Abstract

To keep up with the changing and developing world, individuals are expected to have 21st-century skills and integrate their knowledge with skills. This study aims to reveal the compatibility of the writing instructions in the secondary school Turkish textbooks, prepared for the 2023-2024 academic year with the writing field skills determined in the K12 Skills Framework. In this study, a basic qualitative research method was used. Data were obtained by the document analysis method. The data obtained by thematic coding were classified as specified in the Framework. The ratio of the number of writing instructions compatible with the K12 Skills Framework Turkish textbooks to the total number of speaking instructions in the textbooks was determined. It is seen that the writing instructions in the textbooks overlap most with the Integrated Skill of Creating Content at all grade levels. The lowest overlap was found in Managing Writing and Self-Reflection integrated skills. To provide students with 21st-century skills, changes that can be made in the context of both the curriculum and the K12 Skills Framework are presented as suggestions.