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The aim of this book is to contribute towards literature in the field of mathematics education, specifically the development of 21st century competencies amongst learners of mathematics. The book comprising fourteen chapters, written by renowned researchers in mathematics education, provides readers with approaches and applicable classroom strategies to foster skills and dispositions that will enable learners to thrive in the fast-changing and complex world that we live in today. The chapters in the book can be classified into three broad themes. The first is an examination of what is meant by 21st century competencies and how they can be developed within the context of the mathematics curriculum. The second is an in-depth discussion of evidence-based practices aimed at fostering specific competencies like metacognition and reflective thinking, critical thinking and communication skills. The last and third theme is about teaching approaches that are likely to feature increasingly in the 21st century classroom, for example flipped learning or the use of comics and storytelling. Contents: 21st Century Competencies in Mathematics Classrooms (Pee Choon TOH & Berinderjeet KAUR) Mathematics Education, Virtues and 21st Century Competencies (Stephen THORNTON) Enriching Secondary Mathematics Education with 21st Century Competencies (WONG Khoon Yoong) Mathematics in 21st Century Life (Barry KISSANE) Mathematics Subject Mastery — A Must for Developing 21st Century Skills (Berinderjeet KAUR, WONG Lai Fong & Divya BHARDWAJ) Teaching in the 21st Century Mathematics Classroom: Metacognitive Questioning (Cynthia SETO) Listening and Responding to Children's Reflective Thinking: Two Case Studies on the Use of the National Assessment in Japan (Keiko HINO) Using Open-Ended Tasks to Foster 21st Century Learners at the Primary Level (YEO Kai Kow Joseph) </