The
purposes of the research were to study the 21st century skills of
the students inthe Faculty of Liberal Arts, Rajamangala University of
Technology Pranakhon and to compare the 21st century skills of the students according to the
individual factors. The participants were 274 students majoring
in English for International Communication, Tourism, and Hotels, Faculty of
Liberal Arts, and enrolling in the academic year 2019. The
research tool was questionnaires. The statistical data
analysis was performed using frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, t-test
and one-way ANOVA. The results showed that the overall
mean score of the 21st century skills among the students was at a
high level (x̄=3.95). As for each aspect, the mean score of
cross-cultural understanding was rated at the highest
level (x̄=4.24), followed by computing and ICT
literacy (x̄=4.08), and collaboration, teamwork, and
leadership (x̄= 4.07). The lowest one was writing skills (x̄=3.74). When comparing the students’ 21st
century skillsbased on the individual factors, the results revealed that there
was no significant difference between sex, years of study, and grades at 0.05. As for the fields of study, it was
found that the overall scoreswere not significantly different at 0.05. When considering each aspect of the Tourism and Hotels
Programs: cross-cultural
understanding; communications, information and media literacy; computing and
ICT literacy; and career and learning skills, there is a significant difference
at 0.05. Moreover, the most important
skill for work was a foreign language skill.
