Defining and Assessing Generic Competencies in Australian Universities: Ongoing Challenges

Autor/inn/en	Chapman, Elaine; O'Neill, Marnie
Titel	Defining and Assessing Generic Competencies in Australian Universities: Ongoing Challenges
Quelle	In: Education Research and Perspectives, 37 (2010) 1, S.105-123 (19 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0311-2543
Schlagwörter	Competence; Job Skills; College Graduates; Employment Qualifications; Thinking Skills; Communication Skills; Interpersonal Competence; Teamwork; Problem Solving; Individual Characteristics; Evaluation Methods; Writing Skills; Critical Thinking; Standards; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kompetenz; Produktive Fertigkeit; Hochschulabsolvent; Hochschulabsolventin; Employment qualification; Vocational qualification; Vocational qualifications; Berufliche Qualifikation; Denkfähigkeit; Kommunikationsstil; Interpersonale Kompetenz; Problemlösen; Personality characteristic; Personality traits; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Writing skill; Schreibfertigkeit; Kritisches Denken; Standard; Australien
Abstract	In this paper, we discuss ongoing challenges in defining and assessing generic competencies in Australian universities. The paper begins with a discussion of factors that led to, and later fuelled, the focus on generic competencies in Australian higher education. Broad constructs that have underpinned research and practice in the field are then discussed. We next consider obstacles that have been confronted in efforts to identify the particular competencies that are most important both within and across given discipline areas. The paper concludes with a consideration of the practical issues that emerge in designing tasks to assess generic competencies within specific contexts. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10