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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Rosa-Maria Rodriguez-Jimenez, Pedro J. Lara-Bercial, Maria-Jose Terron-Lopez
Summary: The article discusses a subject design aimed at training engineering students in soft skills through experiential learning and a person-centred approach. It is based on Covey's book and emphasizes ethical and social commitment. Students perceive a deeper connection with themselves, increased awareness of strengths and weaknesses, and the importance of sustainability and individual behavior in engineering teams. They reflect on how understanding their own strengths and difficulties can improve their behaviors, both professionally and personally.
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Education & Educational Research
Houda Tadjer, Yacine Lafifi, Hassina Seridi-Bouchelaghem, Sevinc Gulsecen
Summary: The aim of this study is to improve students' soft skills and cognitive abilities through an experimental process based on the development of a software project. The results showed that the experiment was highly effective, with improvements in the cognitive profiles and soft skills of most students.
INTERACTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS
(2022)
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Development Studies
Diego Ubfal, Irani Arraiz, Diether W. Beuermann, Michael Frese, Alessandro Maffioli, Daniel Verch
Summary: There is growing interest in incorporating psychological insights into business training to develop soft skills associated with successful entrepreneurship. This study evaluates two training programs in the Jamaican context and finds that intensive soft-skills training has statistically significant effects on short-term business outcomes. However, the combination of soft and hard skills training does not show significant results. The effects of the soft-skills training are concentrated among male entrepreneurs and are not significant for females. The training has persistent effects on targeted soft skills.
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Economics
Achyuta Adhvaryu, Namrata Kala, Anant Nyshadham
Summary: We found that providing workplace soft skills training to Indian garment workers leads to productivity gains of 13.5%. These gains are even higher when trainees work together with their coworkers, indicating that improved teamwork and collaboration are the main drivers of productivity improvement. Notably, even the untreated coworkers on the trained production lines showed increased productivity, suggesting that the improved teamwork can substitute for managerial attention. Despite the positive effects on productivity and promotion probabilities, there were no significant impacts on wages or retention, highlighting the frictions in the labor market. The net return to the firm was substantial, reaching 256% 8 months after completing the program.
JOURNAL OF POLITICAL ECONOMY
(2023)
Article
Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Juan J. Fuertes, Raul Gonzalez-Herbon, Jose R. Rodriguez-Ossorio, Guzman Gonzalez-Mateos, Serafin Alonso, Antonio Moran
Summary: Industrial digitization is a significant challenge that requires advances in various technologies. Adapting to these technologies is crucial for competitiveness, and new environments need to be designed for training purposes. This paper proposes guidelines for developing an Industry 4.0 demonstration model, which integrates enabling technologies and provides comprehensive training for students.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF COMPUTER INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING
(2023)
Article
Surgery
Alemayehu Ginbo Bedada, Marvin Hsiao, Unami Chilisa, Brianne Yarranton, Nkhabe Chinyepi, Georges Azzie
Summary: The use of simulation in teaching technical skills to medical students, especially in low-middle-income countries where resources are limited, can be effective. This study showed that peers and near-peers can effectively teach defined surgical skills through simulation-based teaching. The implications are especially important in settings where experienced teachers are scarce.
WORLD JOURNAL OF SURGERY
(2022)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Said Machwate, Rachid Bendaoud, Juergen Henze, Khalid Berrada, Daniel Burgos
Summary: Research has shown the benefits of student mobility in enhancing communication skills, focusing on studying foreign languages and behavioral attitudes. Virtual mobility, as a proactive alternative, can aid in the development of intercultural, language, and digital competencies. By evaluating a telecollaborative online course model as a Virtual Exchange between German and Moroccan universities, the study demonstrates the acquisition of awareness of cultural differences, improvement in language skills, and development of digital skills through practice.
Article
Education & Educational Research
Zihao Li, Mingming Zhou, Kelly Ka Lai Lam
Summary: This study examined the effectiveness of using Zoom for dance education during the COVID-19 pandemic. The results showed significant improvements in collaboration and creativity in dance activities and assignments on Zoom. However, critical thinking and communication skills did not show significant changes, and students' self-efficacy significantly decreased after the introduction of Zoom.
THINKING SKILLS AND CREATIVITY
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Dolores Lucia Sutil-Martin, F. Javier Otamendi
Summary: The Soft Skills Training Program aims to train future employees in four key soft skills by combining serious games, with a multilevel structure divided into macro, meso, and micro levels. The pilot project, targeting university and vocational training students and lasting 9 weeks, proved to be effective and showed differences in outcomes across different soft skills, genders, and educational centers.
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Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Tiansheng Xia, Mengxia Kang, Meng Chen, Jia Ouyang, Fei Hu
Summary: Training programs that teach creativity in design focus on divergent thinking, leading to an improvement in idea generation but not in the evaluation of those ideas. This research suggests the need for a more balanced approach to developing both types of creativity in design training programs.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Mathematics
Maria Teresa Lopez-Diaz, Marta Pena
Summary: The study aims to increase students' motivation in mathematics through intervention from teaching staff, with the results encouraging the extension of the experience to other mathematical subjects and basic sciences taught in engineering degrees.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Shannon L. W. Accettone, Cassandra DeFrancesco, Cole Alexander King, Monique K. Lariviere
Summary: Laboratory skills assignments were created to allow students to develop hands-on laboratory skills during the pandemic. Two videos were provided for each skill, demonstrating correct and incorrect procedures. Students were required to identify the errors and their impact on data accuracy, reproducibility, and experimental safety. Student feedback on the assignments is also discussed.
JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL EDUCATION
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Jorge Luis Garcia, Ignacio de los Rios
Summary: Research shows that new accounting graduates lack key professional competencies required to work professionally under sustainable accounting standards. To address this, professors and experts believe that updating teaching methods to help graduates better adapt to the industrial era of sustainable accounting is necessary.
Editorial Material
Robotics
Yu Jun Tan
Summary: Fully recyclable and degradable materials have been utilized in the development of soft devices for omnidirectional sensing and actuation.
Article
Nursing
Laurina Nieuwoudt, Anastasia Hutchinson, Patricia Nicholson
Summary: The results of the study demonstrate that interprofessional simulation sessions are effective in introducing and developing collaborative clinical practice. Students showed improvement in their skills in interprofessional interactions, particularly in communication, teamwork, and interacting with simulated patients.
NURSE EDUCATION IN PRACTICE
(2021)
