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Using Pennsylvania's Foundation Skills Framework to Address Workforce Preparation Skills
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Hamilton, KayLynn; Klinger, Chrissie – COABE Journal: The Resource for Adult Education, 2021
The Foundation Skills Framework (FSF) is a work-based model developed in 1999 in response to a need for common language and understanding of the skills needed by Pennsylvania's workforce. Through funding provided by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, Bureau of Adult Basic and Literacy Education (ABLE), the original project was designed to…
Descriptors: Job Skills, Basic Skills, Skill Development, Employment Qualifications
The Reliability of Classification Decisions for the Furtado-Gallagher Computerized Observational Movement Pattern Assessment System--FG-COMPASS
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Furtado, Ovande, Jr.; Gallagher, Jere D. – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2012
Mastery of fundamental movement skills (FMS) is an important factor in preventing weight gain and increasing physical activity. To master FMS, performance evaluation is necessary. In this study, we investigated the reliability of a new observational assessment tool. In Phase I, 110 video clips of children performing five locomotor, and six…
Descriptors: Classification, Psychomotor Skills, Basic Skills, Reliability
Long-Term Impact of the Farm Financial Analysis Training Curriculum on FSA Borrowers in Pennsylvania
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Balliet, Kenneth L.; Douglass, Mark B.; Hanson, Gregory – Journal of Extension, 2010
The Farm Financial Analysis Training (FFAT) course covers fundamental skills and concepts in liquidity, profitability, solvency, and efficiency. The research reported here identifies and measures the impacts of FFAT on participants including: 1) perceived gains in knowledge, 2) changes in management behavior, 3) changes in specific farm assets and…
Descriptors: Money Management, Basic Skills, Fundamental Concepts, Skill Development
Which Core Matters More? Differences in Definitions of Quality Lead to New Debates over the Importance of Teaching Practical Skills versus Specific Knowledge
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Berrett, Dan – Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 2012
Potential students hoping to gauge the quality of courses at Portland State University might be forgiven for feeling confused. On the one hand, the University Studies program, which uses interdisciplinary seminars during the first two years to develop students' core skills, has been widely praised and emulated. The Council for Higher Education…
Descriptors: Higher Education, College Curriculum, Core Curriculum, Differences