D4 Published development or research report or study
Korkeakouluopiskelijoiden geneeristen taitojen arviointi : Kappas!-hankkeen tuloksia (2021)


Ursin, J., Hyytinen, H., Silvennoinen, K., Palonen, M., Kleemola, K., Toom, A., & Nissinen, K. (2021). Korkeakouluopiskelijoiden geneeristen taitojen arviointi : Kappas!-hankkeen tuloksia. Opetus- ja kulttuuriministeriö. Opetus- ja kulttuuriministeriön julkaisuja, 2021:6. http://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-952-263-892-2


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All authors or editorsUrsin, Jani; Hyytinen, Heidi; Silvennoinen, Kaisa; Palonen, Maarit; Kleemola, Katri; Toom, Auli; Nissinen, Kari

ISBN978-952-263-888-5

eISBN978-952-263-892-2

Journal or seriesOpetus- ja kulttuuriministeriön julkaisuja

ISSN1799-0343

eISSN1799-0351

Publication year2021

Number in series2021:6

Number of pages in the book164

PublisherOpetus- ja kulttuuriministeriö

Place of PublicationHelsinki

Publication countryFinland

Publication languageFinnish

Persistent website addresshttp://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-952-263-892-2

Publication open accessOpenly available

Publication channel open accessOpen Access channel

Publication is parallel published (JYX)https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/73948

Additional informationJulkaisun muut kieliversiot: "Assessment of undergraduate students’ generic skills in Finland : Findings of the Kappas! project"; http://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-952-263-901-1. - "Utvärdering av högskolestuderandes generiska färdigheter – resultat från Kappas! -studien" (tiivistelmä); http://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-952-263-825-0.


Abstract

The study investigated the level of Bachelor-level students’ generic skills, what factors are connected with the level of generic skills, and to what extent these skills develop during higher education studies. The assessed generic skills included analytic reasoning and evaluation, problem-solving, writing effectiveness, and writing mechanics. The participants (n = 2402) were students at initial and final stages of their Bachelor degree programmes from seven universities of applied sciences (UASs) and eleven universities. According to the results, for nearly 60 percent of the higher education students, the generic skills were on a satisfactory or lower level while for the rest, about 40 percent, these were on a good or higher level. The variation in students’ generic skills was explained mainly by factors pertaining to student’s educational and socioeconomic background. In addition, a cross-sectional analysis indicated that generic skills develop to some extent during the studies. Based on the research findings, attention should be paid to the learning of generic skills already at the lower educational levels and also in learning environments outside school. Moreover, the role of generic skills in student selection should be investigated, and in efforts to develop generic skills in higher education, the different goals of UAS and university education should be considered and learning of generic skills supported in a goal-oriented fashion.


Keywordspedagogy of higher educationstudentsinstitutions of higher educationuniversities of applied sciencesuniversitiesargumentationproblem solvingskillsknow-howevaluation


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VIRTA submission year2021


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