Assessing Employability Skills.

Autor/in	Carey, Russell L.
Institution	Iowa State Dept. of Education, Des Moines. Div. of Community Colleges and Workforce Preparation.
Titel	Assessing Employability Skills.
Quelle	(1997), (135 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Bibliografie; Achievement Tests; Adult Education; Competence; Competency Based Education; Elementary Secondary Education; Employment Potential; Evaluation Methods; Job Skills; Occupational Tests; Postsecondary Education; Statewide Planning; Student Evaluation; Vocational Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Achievement test; Achievement; Testing; Test; Tests; Leistungsbeurteilung; Leistungsüberprüfung; Leistung; Testdurchführung; Testen; Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Kompetenz; Competence; Competency; Competency-based education; Unterricht; Kompetenzorientierte Methode; Arbeitsmarktbezogene Qualifikation; Beschäftigungsfähigkeit; Produktive Fertigkeit; Berufseignungsprüfung; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Planwirtschaft; Schulnote; Studentische Bewertung; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung
Abstract	This report describes how available measures/tests of employability skills were identified and analyzed to determine their suitability for evaluating the employability skills of students enrolled in Iowa vocational programs. Conclusions of this research are as follows: suitable measures are available for assessing the employability skills of elementary, high school, college, and adult students; and available measures use a variety of testing/assessment techniques and measure employability skills other than skills in reading for information, applied mathematics, listening, and writing. Descriptions of 41 available employability skill measures/tests constitute approximately 75% of this document. For each measure, the following are provided: intent, test population, testing time, form(s), description, special feature(s), cost, and source. The report contains 12 tables and 41 references are listed. Appendices include: lists of workplace basics, skills identified by the Secretary's Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills; unit and competency statements in the employability occupational competency analysis profile; combined sets of employability skills; competencies not selected for the occupational analysis profile, 11 publications containing model standards, achievement test batteries, publishers, and acronyms; diagram of thinking; outline of enabling thinking skills; examples of frameworks with applications of knowledge; and examples of items from different sources. (MN)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01