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González-Betancor, Sara M.; Fernández-Monroy, Margarita; Galván-Sánchez, Inmaculada; López-Puig, Alexis J. – Higher Education Research and Development, 2023
Implementation of the European Higher Education Area changed the assessment model in higher education towards a competence-based system, so that students are assessed by what they demonstrate they can do (competences). However, assessment of certain key competences, such as reading, ceases at higher education. The question remains whether reading…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Freshmen, Academic Achievement, Competence
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Klegeris, Andis; Dubois, Patrick J.; Code, Warren J.; Bradshaw, Heather D. – Higher Education Research and Development, 2019
Problem solving has been characterized as one of the 'employability skills' due to the high demand for such abilities in a modern workplace. Most universities do not monitor progress of the generic problem-solving skills (PSS) of their students due to a lack of available assessment tools. We used previously reported 15-min tests to measure the…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Longitudinal Studies, Employment Potential, Undergraduate Students