'They Help Us Realise What We're Actually Gaining': The Impact on Undergraduates and Teaching Staff of Displaying Transferable Skills Badges

Autor/inn/en	Hill, Michelle A.; Overton, Tina; Kitson, Russell R. A.; Thompson, Christopher D.; Brookes, Rowan H.; Coppo, Paolo; Bayley, Lynne
Titel	'They Help Us Realise What We're Actually Gaining': The Impact on Undergraduates and Teaching Staff of Displaying Transferable Skills Badges
Quelle	In: Active Learning in Higher Education, 23 (2022) 1, S.17-34 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Hill, Michelle A.) ORCID (Overton, Tina) ORCID (Brookes, Rowan H.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1469-7874
DOI	10.1177/1469787419898023
Schlagwörter	Undergraduate Students; Transfer of Training; Recognition (Achievement); Skill Development; Foreign Countries; Student Attitudes; Teaching Assistants; Australia; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Training; Transfer; Ausbildung; Soziale Anerkennung; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Ausland; Schülerverhalten; Australien; Großbritannien
Abstract	Attaining transferable skills is increasingly important for undergraduates and, while such skill development may be embedded within the curriculum, it is often not well recognised by students. This mixed methods study explores the use of skills badges as icons displayed on curriculum materials in several disciplines at two universities. The badges are designed to draw students' attention to skill development opportunities; an approach that is easily scalable in any discipline. Results indicated that more than half of students found the badges helpful and their recognition of the development of some skills increased. Other benefits included understanding the wider purpose of learning tasks, increased motivation and satisfaction and identification of examples for use in the job application process. The badges prompted some staff to communicate with students about skills and to re-evaluate their teaching approach to maximise skill development opportunities. Communication between staff and students is key to ensuring students understand the purpose of the badges and how to use them. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2022/4/11