Generic Skills
Skills Models: 4
(From 'The Association of Graduate Recruiters', 1995)
Effective Learning of Skills
The ability to transfer skills and apply them in new situations is, in itself, a high level skill. Skill development for greater learner independence may be visualized as moving through a series of levels marking increased sophistication in the ability to transfer skills.
- Experience Only.
Students experience the skill without any thought to it; it just happens. They find it difficult to relate to areas of skill encountered. They are not sure if they have a skill or not.
- Record and Make Explicit the Experience.
Students are able to articulate their experience of various skills to others, but only at a superficial level.
- Reflection on the Learning Experience.
Students have a self-awareness of what the learning of a skill has meant to them. They are able to interpret the skills they have in a deeper way, providing a range of examples and a clear articulation of what they have gained from the experience.
- Making the Links and Matching the Skills.
Students are able to draw together their learning and/or skills through concepts and models. They can see the links and applications to other learning situations or potential careers.
- Application of Skills and Knowledge to New Situations.
Students can put the skills into practice in new situations. They can make connections and piece together the skills they have learned. They are able to provide evidence of transferring their learning and/or skills to add value to them within new contexts.
- Adapting to New Situations.
Students are more flexible and effective in their learning in new situations, constantly reviewing its worth and adapting their model of thinking, taking responsibility and control over their own development.
