ERIC Number: ED608296
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 15
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Employability Skills: Measuring and Reflecting Student Learning
Kansas State Department of Education
It is important that schools and districts measure the essential employability skills and knowledge that students gain from Work-Based Learning (WBL) experiences and give students an opportunity to document and reflect on their learning. The assessment and reflection process helps students in the following essential ways: (1) helps students make personal connections to their experiences; (2) guides the learning process and deepens/extends the learning from the WBL experience; (3) allows students to see how academic and technical skills are applied in authentic settings; (4) provides a tool for students to self-assess their employability skills and areas of improvement; and (5) promotes the need for and completion of postsecondary training. Additionally, measurement of student learning from WBL experiences provides schools and districts with data that inform continuous improvement of the quality of WBL experiences for all students. Schools and districts can use this data for multiple purposes aimed at improving the system at all levels. This includes measuring graduating students' career readiness; systematically determining gaps in employability skills acquisition to improve WBL experiences and academics at the student level and/or schoolwide; and reviewing the quality of WBL experiences across individual business and industry partners. This report provides information on WBL portfolios, WBL Experience Work Samples, and The Employability Skills Self-Assessment.
Descriptors: Employment Potential, Job Skills, Work Experience Programs, Educational Assessment, Student Evaluation, Portfolio Assessment, Skill Analysis, High School Students
Kansas State Department of Education. 120 SE 10th Avenue, Topeka, KS 66612. Tel: 785-296-3201; Fax: 785-296-7933; Web site: http://www.ksde.org
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Kansas State Department of Education
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