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

by Michael Carico | 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 Michael Carico | 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...

International Testing of a Performance-Based Assessment in Higher Education

by Michael Carico | Jun 17, 2017

Dr. Doris Zahner and Fiorella Kostoris | June 7, 2017 | CAE International assessments in higher education are especially challenging because differences across countries (e.g., educational systems, SES) increase the complexity of testing. This becomes even more...

The Future of Jobs: Employment, Skills and Workforce Strategy for the Fourth Industrial Revolution

by Michael Carico | Jan 1, 2016

Global Challenge Insight Report | January 2016 | World Economic Forum The World Economic Forum (WEF) published an analysis on the technological and sociological drivers of employment. The report surveyed senior executives and chief human resources officers of various...

Using the Collegiate Learning Assessment to Address the College-to-Career Space

by Michael Carico | Jan 1, 2016

By Dr. Doris Zahner (CAE), Zachary Kornhauser (CAE), Roger W. Benjamin (CAE), Raffaela Wolf (CAE), and Jeffrey T. Steedle (Pearson) | 2016 | Handbook of Research on Technology Tools for Real-World Skill Development Issues in higher education, such as the rising cost...