Does Higher Education Teach Students to Think Critically?

by cae2020 | Jan 16, 2023

By Doris Zahner (CAE), Jessalynn James (TNTP), and Jonathan Lehrfeld (ETS) Students who perform better on CLA+ are more likely to have positive post-higher education outcomes as measured by employment, salary, and graduate school enrollment. They are also more likely...

Microcredentials: Connecting Business Schools and Business Through Lifelong Learning

by cae2020 | Aug 20, 2021

An AACSB Briefing Paper | August 2021    As business schools strive to be hubs of lifelong learning, AACSB encourages schools to think innovatively about the types of learning experiences and resulting credentials they offer. Demand for continued skill...

Whitepaper: 2021 Employability Outcomes Survey

by cae2020 | Aug 10, 2021

D. McFadyen, M. Griffith, T. Lambert and K. Chompff | August 2021 | Source: Edalex Over the first half of 2021, Edalex released a Lens on Learners article series, which explored the modern learner in-depth and covered the following: The various types of learners —...

Employers’ and Advisors’ Assessments of the Importance of Critical Thinking and Written Communication Skills Post-College

by cae2020 | Apr 17, 2018

Dr. Doris Zahner, Jon Lehrfeld | April 17, 2018 | CAE This study examines the importance of critical thinking and written communication skills of university graduates who are in their first year of employment or graduate school and the ability of CLA+ (a measure of...

Assessment of Undergraduate Students’ Generic Skills in Finland

by cae2020 | Jan 1, 2018

Jani Ursin, Heidi Hyytinen, Kaisa Silvennoinen, Kari Nissinen | August 2021 | Ministry of Education and Culture, Finland This study investigated the level of Bachelor-level students’ generic skills, what factors are connected with the level of generic skills, and to...