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Showing 1 to 20 of 22 for “"Skill Gaps"”.
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Essays on employer credit screening, manufacturing skill gaps, and the relationship between skill demands and capital intensity
… of three essays that explore hiring criteria, skill demands and labor market outcomes. The first essay investigates the use of worker credit status as a hiring screen. The practice has sparked debate, with opponents asserting that it amounts to discrimination and proponents maintaining that it …
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Impact of Interactive Holographic Learning Environment for bridging Technical Skill Gaps of Future Smart Construction Engineering and Management Students
… engineering students equipped with the necessary skills for deploying the technologies. For construction engineering students to acquire technical skills for implementing sensing technologies, it is pertinent to engage them in hands-on learning with the technologies. However, limited opportunities …
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Skills gap analysis of farmer-owned cooperative directors and its connection to the agricultural landscape
… Due to this growth, farmer directors need to up-skill to maximize farmer member benefits. Director education is generally considered a successful strategy for improving financial and strategic performance, yet little research has examined the skills farmer cooperative directors need. This …
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Assessing employer perceptions and expectations of college degree programs
… work experience opportunities and identifying skill gaps.
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UNDERSTANDING THE SOURCES OF GENDER DISPARITIES IN STEM
… Todd and I assess the importance of adolescent skill profiles and high school coursetaking in explaining gender disparities in four-year college completion, college major, and occupational choices. We consider five cognitive skill measures (math, verbal, science, administrative, and mechanical) …
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The efficacy of performance management systems in enhancing employees’ performance at the University of Venda
… hampered by technical disruptions, skill gaps, cultural resistance to viewing PMS as bureaucratic, and disconnects between ratings and development/rewards, which risk turnover. Recommendations include hybrid evaluation frameworks (40% qualitative portfolios with 360° validation), …
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A multi-agent approach to adaptive learning using a structured ontology classification system
… System in the identification of knowledge gaps in students’ learning between a student’s desired concept and some prerequisites concepts. The aim is to test a student's prior skill before the start of the student’s higher and desired concept of learning. This thesis thus presents the use of …
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Impact of Tier 2 Intervention Program on Student Achievement and Self-Efficacy
… The most common frameworks used to address the skill gaps and deficiencies that prevent graduation are Response to Intervention (RtI) or Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS). The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of academic interventions on student achievement and …
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Empowering Career Crafting in the Future of Work with Data-driven Tools
… requirements, pressuring workers to constantly upskill to remain relevant in a rapidly changing professional landscape. Predictions suggest a need for around 12 million occupational transitions in the U.S. by 2030. Low-skill workers face the greatest challenges in reskilling, while the evolving …
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Reskilling white-collar workers : what's in it for firms?
Increasing rates of skill obsolescence amongst white-collar workers resulting from rapid technological and organizational shifts within firms, coupled with an insufficient supply of workers proficient in technical areas such as software engineering and data science, has meant that firms are …
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A Learning ‘Learning’ Model for Optimised Construction Workforce Development
… industry, however, continues to report skill gaps suggesting that construction businesses need to consider creative ways to deliver skill-enhancing opportunities for their workforce. The challenge is global but has added significance for African emerging economies considering their …
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Levelling up Problem-Solving Skills through Strategy Video Gaming and Reflection: An Intervention Study with Malaysian 15-16 year old Students
… need to strengthen national critical thinking skills in response to low PISA Problem-Solving Test rankings and employer-reported skill gaps. Strategy video games (SVGs) have been identified as a potential tool to develop problem-solving skills, yet empirical evidence in the Malaysian secondary …
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Developing locating information in books in the fifth grade of the elementary school.
… those who are responsible for developing these skills in schools are themselves suffering from some kind of weakness. Indeed, there is not even a program which is accepted by the whole scientific community in this area. The review of the literature also provides us with some idea about bridging …
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Skills for Creativity in Graphic Design: Testing the relationship between visualisation, written comprehension, and graphic design creativity
This thesis explores the relationship between skills, creativity and domain. It is situated within an evolving topic of design creativity; an emerging field that interfaces between creativity research, which has often occurred in the field of psychology, and design research often associated with …
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Skills for Creativity in Graphic Design: Testing the relationship between visualisation, written comprehension, and graphic design creativity
This thesis explores the relationship between skills, creativity and domain. It is situated within an evolving topic of design creativity; an emerging field that interfaces between creativity research, which has often occurred in the field of psychology, and design research often associated with …
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An analysis of pathway programs and social integration in the retention of international Chinese college students: a case study approach
… not have strong English language and/or academic skills, yet have a desire to study abroad. These students take English as a Second Language (ESL) courses at the university before beginning their degree courses. Some program models also have students taking their first-year courses apart from the …
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Initiating the development of a curriculum for South African adult critical care retrieval
… clinical proficiency, and decision-making skills of EMS practitioners involved in critical care transport. Methods: A multi-methods approach was used across four phases: 1. Scoping Review: Local and international CCR curricula were analysed to identify best practices and essential …
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Enhancing Computational Thinking Skills of the Future Construction Workforce to Perform Sensor Data Analytics with End-User Programming Environment
… workplace hazards, and a growing shortage of skilled workers. In response to these challenges, the construction industry is leveraging advanced sensing technologies and data-driven analytical methods that can significantly improve information accessibility, enabling quicker and more informed …
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Adolescent Literacy: The Case for Using Data-Based Individualization to Improve Student Outcomes
Background: Literacy is a skill necessary for various aspects of life from work to entertainment. Over the last two decades, among school aged students, the nation’s literacy proficiency rates have remained low and stagnant. Federal and state lawmakers have sought to ameliorate the literacy issue …
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An investigation of the development of soft skills required for health supply chain practice in developing economies.
Soft skills, also referred to as non-technical skills, are becoming increasingly important in today's business environment. The focus now is on developing a well-rounded workforce with a blend of soft and technical skills to be better equipped to handle the complexities of the real world. However, …
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