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Skills or Degrees
Why “Skills-Based Hiring” is Gaining Ground—And What it Means for You The traditional path from university to employment is breaking down faster than anyone expected. Organizations are shedding degree requirements, hiring for relevant skills instead, and fundamentally changing what it means to be “job ready.” If you’re relying solely on academic credentials,…
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Effect of Grades on Learning I
The question of whether we should use marks, ranging from 0 – 100, or grades, usually A+ to F is a topic that often vexes teachers and can lead to heated discussions. There is scientific evidence that speaks to the topic. The question is complicated by marking rubrics and isn’t a stand-alone…
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Marking Experts
Scholars spend their lifetimes studying a topic become experts, however, do those same scholars becoming experts at marking students’ work? There is good psychological research on gaining expertise, and if we have a look at some of it, becoming an expert entails more than being assigned the 11:00 a.m. slot on Tuesday mornings for the…
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Virtuous Cycle of Higher Grades
I mentioned in my last post that Bjork presents ways to make knowledge transference an integrated part of learning. He also alludes to conditioning as one of the things that can get in the way of learning. In psychology, one of the basic principles of learning is shaping. Using shaping, you can get a bear to ride…
