Closing the Skills Gap through Technical Excellence

Autor/inn/en	Hodes, Carol L.; Kelley, Patricia L.
Titel	Closing the Skills Gap through Technical Excellence
Quelle	In: Athens Journal of Education, 4 (2017) 3, S.253-269 (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2407-9898
Schlagwörter	Technical Assistance; Academic Achievement; Achievement Gap; Standard Setting; Difficulty Level; High School Students; Career Education; Technical Education; Evaluation Criteria; Achievement Tests; Excellence in Education; Validity; Awards; Skilled Workers; Student Organizations; Job Skills; Labor Force Development + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Technische Hilfe; Schulleistung; Standardisierung; Schwierigkeitsgrad; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Arbeitslehre; Technikunterricht; Achievement test; Achievement; Testing; Test; Tests; Leistungsbeurteilung; Leistungsüberprüfung; Leistung; Testdurchführung; Testen; Lernerfolg; Gültigkeit; Award; Auszeichnung; Facharbeiter; Student organisations; Schülerorganisation; Studentenorganisation; Studentenvereinigung; Studentenvertretung; Produktive Fertigkeit; Arbeitskräftebestand
Abstract	To address the skills gap and reward achievement, technical assessment publisher, NOCTI, began an initiative to define technical excellence in career technical education (CTE) programs and to recognize the nation's top CTE students through a digital Technical Badge of Excellence (TBOE). Analysis of standard setting methods and NOCTI student test data from U.S. high schools determined the excellence criteria. NOCTI has assessments in over 100 different technical areas and, because difficulty varies, normative standard-setting methods were most appropriate, as they account for test difficulty and locate students at a high position relative to the tested group. Additional criteria were implemented to assure the validity of the selection and subsequent awarding of the digital badge. Thus, top CTE students nationally can be located using normative standard setting methods, which will provide a source of skilled workers for global employers and help to close the skills gap. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Athens Institute for Education & Research. 8 Valaoritou Street, Kolonaki, Athens 10671, Greece. e-mail: education@atiner.gr; Web site: https://www.athensjournals.gr/aje
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01