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Accessing teamwork skills for workforce readiness

Teamwork has gained increasing prominence as an essential workplace skill in recent years. This chapter reviews the ... Show more
Teamwork has gained increasing prominence as an essential workplace skill in recent years. This chapter reviews the factors that need to be considered by schools approaching the task of developing teamwork assessments. A review of teamwork definitions is given and the dimensions of teamwork as well as the purposes of teams in schools and work settings are discussed. General issues in assessing teamwork are considered by describing factors that affect decisions related to who is assessed, what is assessed and what assessment methods are best suited to teamwork assessments. Finally, there is an example of a method for assessing teamwork.
The volume from which this chapter is taken may be found at TD/TNC 67.591; individual chapters are indexed from TD/TNC 67.592 to TD/TNC 67.607. Show less

Authors: Grummon, Phyllis T. H.

Date: 1997

Geographic subjects: North America; United States

Resource type: Book chapter

Subjects: Assessment; Skills and knowledge; Providers of education and training ... [+] Show more
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Assessing students for workplace readiness

This issue of ‘Centerfocus’ focuses on the need for schools to develop ways of translating students’ academic achie ... Show more
This issue of ‘Centerfocus’ focuses on the need for schools to develop ways of translating students’ academic achievement into a measure of their workplace readiness and, ultimately, their ability to succeed in their chosen career. The author argues that the generic and specific skills and knowledge required in workplaces must be integrated with ongoing assessment practices in schools. In this way, students can be given specific feedback on how well they are prepared for the workplace. The paper looks at how schools can identify methods of assessing workplace readiness, both generally and for specific occupations, referring to some national taxonomies that identify generic workplace readiness skills and knowledge. Types of assessment are then outlined, such as selected and constructed responses tests, performance-based assessments, and portfolios, with a final comment on the importance of matching assessments with purposes. Show less

Authors: Grummon, Phyllis T. H.

Corporate authors: National Center for Research in Vocational Education (NCRVE)

Date: 1997

Geographic subjects: North America; United States

Resource type: Article

Series name: Centerfocus

Subjects: Assessment; Students; Performance ... [+] Show more

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Accessing teamwork skills for workforce readiness

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