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College Students’ Perceptions of their Core Competencies: An Institutional Analysis of Discipline and Gender

Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal

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Title College Students’ Perceptions of their Core Competencies: An Institutional Analysis of Discipline and Gender
 
Creator Sahbaz, Sumeyra; Virginia Tech
Culver, Steven M; Virginia Tech
Burge, Penny L; Virginia Tech
 
Subject Education
higher education; student learning outcomes; academic discipline; gender; student surveys
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Description In this study we examined the perceptions of 1,852 senior college students’ knowledge, skills, and abilities as freshmen and as seniors at a large research-intensive university in the southeastern United States. From a list of twelve core skills (e.g., critical thinking, writing, oral communication, leadership), we examined the underlying factors at both freshman and senior levels and explored differences by gender and by academic discipline. Using principal components factor analysis two distinct dimensions were extracted: (1) collaborative learning skills and (2) personal development.  Using multiple multivariate analyses of variance (MANOVA), we found significant differences between male and female students in their perception of their skills and abilities both as entering and graduating college students in their oral communication skills, interpersonal skills and their ability to communicate with people different from themselves. Students from different academic disciplines (Engineering, Business, and Liberal Arts and Human Sciences) tended to perceive their proficiency level differently in terms of their interpersonal skills, leadership skills and ability to communicate with people different from themselves. Knowing areas where students differ in their skills and abilities can help faculty, administrators, and staff to re-examine curricula and to offer opportunities for all students to realize the personal, social, economic, and occupational benefits of a college education. 
 
Publisher Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal
 
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Date 2014-10-01
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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Peer-reviewed Article
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://www.scholarpublishing.org/index.php/ASSRJ/article/view/439
10.14738/assrj.15.439
 
Source Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal; Vol 1, No 5 (2014): Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal; 123-135
10.14738/assrj.15.2014
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://www.scholarpublishing.org/index.php/ASSRJ/article/view/439/ASSRJ-14-439
 
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