Time on Task across Skill Sets in Construction Trades Classrooms: Preparation of Skilled Craft Workers

Autor/in	Riffell, Zachary D.
Titel	Time on Task across Skill Sets in Construction Trades Classrooms: Preparation of Skilled Craft Workers
Quelle	(2019), (188 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit Ph.D. Dissertation, University of South Florida
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	978-1-3922-2907-1
Schlagwörter	Hochschulschrift; Dissertation; Trade and Industrial Education; Time on Task; Building Trades; Competition; Skills; Students; Success; Career Readiness + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Thesis; Dissertations; Academic thesis; Gewerblich-industrielle Ausbildung; Zeitaufwand; Building trade; Bauwesen; Baugewerbe; Wettkampf; Skill; Fertigkeit; Student; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Erfolg
Abstract	The construction industry is an essential component of the U.S. economy, yet even amid good wages, construction companies are having trouble finding enough individuals who are ready for work in the industry, and they fear they will not be able to do so in the future because training options for potential workers are inadequate. Better training options are needed. Much research has pointed to soft and academic skills as necessary skills for successful workers that are missing from worker preparation programs, but little has been done to establish an actual correlation between these skills and workforce readiness. In this study, the underlying premise was that students who spend more time on learning tasks are more engaged and will be more likely to be successful in school. As such, time on task (TOT) was defined as the time construction students spent in school preparing for competition at SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference (NLSC). TOT was measured for three skill sets: academic, soft, and hard skills. The results were correlated with student success at NLSC to determine if related preparation led to increased success in the competition (the proxy for workforce readiness in this study). The results across skills sets showed that competitors at this high level of competition spent a high percentage of their TOT integrating the skill sets. In addition, multiple hierarchical regression analyses were performed with the TOT in the three subscales and competition placement. Overall, related results suggested some limited correlation between skill set integration and final placement at NLSC. In this regard, it is possible that the homogeneity of the population likely limits the generalizability of results. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.] (As Provided).
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