scholarly journals Module Development of Teaching Soft Skills Application in Learning and Facilitating Theory Class for Technical

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 4701-4705
Keyword(s):  
Learning Theory ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Soft Skills ◽  
Second Phase ◽  
Soft Skill ◽  
Problem Solving Skills ◽  
Teaching Module ◽  
Technical Students ◽  
Evaluation Phase ◽  
Module Development

Nowadays, Malaysia is moving towards being a developed nation in which it has worked hard to develop the country, especially in the field of Technical and Vocational Education Training (TVET) which is strongly emphasized in producing first-class human capital. The application of seven (7) elements of soft skills (KI) which are communication skills, leadership skills, skills work skills, professional entrepreneurship, morals and ethics, continuous learning and information management, critical thinking and problem solving skills should be emphasized to the students. Mastering soft skills is very important to technical students as it is demanded by the industry. Hence, the purpose of this study is to develop the Soft Skill Implementation Teaching Module in Teaching and Learning Theory Class for Technical Lecturers. The objective of this study is to identify the suitability of the format, content and functionality of the module based on the feedback of the technical lecturers. The development of this module uses the Sidek model while the content of the module is based on UTHM publisher guidelines. The researcher chose the Sidek model as the module development model because it has systematic steps to develop the module. The Sidek model has two phases where the first phase is the draft phase and the second phase is the testing and evaluation phase. Each module built is considered a draft before it is evaluated and tested for its effectiveness. In addition, this study uses the quantitative approach involving ten (10) technical lecturers at FPTV, UTHM. The data were descriptively analyzed and presented in the form of frequency and percentages. The findings have shown that 97.27% of technical lecturers agree with the design format, 98% agree with the suitability of the module content and 100% agree with the functionality of the Soft Skill Implementation Teaching Module in Teaching and Learning Theory Class for Technical Lecturers. In conclusion, this module is suitable to be used by technical lecturers as a guidance and references in applying soft skills systematically.

scholarly journals Developing Soft Skills through Project-Based Learning in Technical and Vocational Institutions

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 5872-5877
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Soft Skills ◽  
Project Based Learning ◽  
Employability Skills ◽  
Distributed Data ◽  
Problem Solving Skills ◽  
Technical Students ◽  
Vocational Colleges ◽  
Normally Distributed

Soft skills have become critical in the preparation of employable graduates. The education system must, therefore, aim to ensure quality training for the production of employable graduates. Soft skills are personal abilities that one retains and can adequately be nurtured through active participation of students in the teaching and learning process. It is validated by researchers that the prevalent employability skills deficiencies have been one of the main causes of unemployment globally. Consequently, soft skills have all the potentials for equipping graduates with adequate employability skills. Thus, this study investigated the effect of project-based learning on the development of soft skills among technical students at technical and vocational colleges, Kaduna State, Nigeria Smart PLS software was used to test the developed model. As the sample size for this study was relatively small, the researchers were not certain to have normally distributed data. Subsequently, Smart PLS is appropriate for non-normally distributed data and therefore, it was used to simultaneously evaluate the measurement model, structural models and to confirm the convergent and discriminant validity of the measure. The study revealed that collaborative skills construct have a significant positive relationship with soft skills of technical students at technical and vocational colleges, while communication skills, initiative skills, and problem-solving skills have a positive insignificant relationship with soft skills of technical students at technical and vocational colleges. The findings of this study suggest that the curriculum of technical programs in Nigerian technical colleges need to be reviewed and geared more towards activity-based teaching and learning to enable technical students effectively develop soft skills for employment.

scholarly journals Developing Soft Skills through Project-Based Learning in Technical and Vocational Institutions

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 2842-2847
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Soft Skills ◽  
Project Based Learning ◽  
Employability Skills ◽  
Distributed Data ◽  
Problem Solving Skills ◽  
Technical Students ◽  
Vocational Colleges ◽  
Normally Distributed

Soft skills have become critical in the preparation of employable graduates. The education system must, therefore, aim to ensure quality training for the production of employable graduates. Soft skills are personal abilities that one retains and can adequately be nurtured through active participation of students in the teaching and learning process. It is validated by researchers that the prevalent employability skills deficiencies have been one of the main causes of unemployment globally. Consequently, soft skills have all the potentials for equipping graduates with adequate employability skills. Thus, this study investigated the effect of project-based learning on the development of soft skills among technical students at technical and vocational colleges, Kaduna State, Nigeria Smart PLS software was used to test the developed model. As the sample size for this study was relatively small, the researchers were not certain to have normally distributed data. Subsequently, Smart PLS is appropriate for non-normally distributed data and therefore, it was used to simultaneously evaluate the measurement model, structural models and to confirm the convergent and discriminant validity of the measure. The study revealed that collaborative skills construct have a significant positive relationship with soft skills of technical students at technical and vocational colleges, while communication skills, initiative skills, and problem-solving skills have a positive insignificant relationship with soft skills of technical students at technical and vocational colleges. The findings of this study suggest that the curriculum of technical programs in Nigerian technical colleges need to be reviewed and geared more towards activity-based teaching and learning to enable technical students effectively develop soft skills for employment

scholarly journals PEDAGOGICAL INFLUENCE IN THE INTEGRATION OF SOFT SKILLS AMONG HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (42) ◽  
pp. 329-344
Author(s):  
Ilangko Subramaniam
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Creative Thinking ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Soft Skills ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
School Students ◽  
Problem Solving Skills ◽  
High Performing Schools ◽  
High Performing ◽  
Teamwork Skills

Soft skills are non-academic competencies that complement a student's academic achievement to face the world of work in the future. This study aims to identify ways of implementing soft skills and the kind of soft skills emphasized in the teaching and learning of the Malay language among secondary school students in nine selected schools in Kedah, Penang, and Perak. The study involved focus group interviews and individual interviews consisted of 119 students and 26 Malay language teachers. The findings show that soft skills apply directly and indirectly through various learning activities in Malay Language subjects. Respondents from normal schools received less exposure to soft skills compared to respondents from high-performing schools (HPS). Among the soft skills identified in this study are teamwork skills, self-confidence, communication, critical thinking, leadership, influencing skills, critical and creative thinking skills (CCTS), and problem-solving skills. Communication skills and teamwork skills were among the most detected soft skills in the three high-performing schools involved in this study. Meanwhile, the activities carried out to apply soft skills are group discussions, presentations, acting, poetry recitation, storytelling, public speaking, forums, and question and answer. Although this study is not comprehensive in terms of the number of schools and respondents, the findings of this study are important to explain the real scenario of the level of mastery and integration of soft skills, especially in the nine cases of this study.

scholarly journals “Lost in translation”. Soft skills development in European countries

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 389 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Cinque
Keyword(s):  
Labour Market ◽  
Global Economy ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Soft Skills ◽  
University Education ◽  
Soft Skill ◽  
Qualitative Focus Groups ◽  
The Subject ◽  
University Level ◽  
Lost In Translation

The world of work is changing profoundly, at a time when the global economy is not creating a sufficient number of jobs. Many documents issued by the EU and various researches, carried out by companies and human resources experts, point out that the so-called “soft” skills are closely connected with employability, particularly for young people entering the labour market. At present, EU countries have different methodologies and approaches to the teaching and assessment of soft skills. Another obstacle is represented by the absence of a common language. There are different ways of naming ‘soft skills’, different definitions of them, different manners of classifying and clustering them. The article explores some classifications of soft skills and presents a collection of best practices and methods for teaching and learning them at University level, taking into account different perspectives and basing on the results of two European projects focused on this topic. The final goal is to provide an analysis aimed at the identification of the most important soft skills needed for a successful transition from University education to the labour market. The analysis includes a brief chronological excursus on relevant studies on the subject, a review of current literature on employability skills, quantitative (surveys) and qualitative (focus groups) researches from Europe and Third Countries, identifying the range of soft skills relevant for newly graduates. The aim of this overview is to enhance understanding of soft skills and to indicate key areas for soft skill development at University level.

scholarly journals Soft Skills in Edu 4.0: Lessons Learnt in Hue Industrial College

2021 ◽  
pp. 28-37
Author(s):  
Thuy T. Tran ◽  
Sanna Ruhalahti ◽  
Anne-Maria Korhonen
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Soft Skills ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Soft Skill ◽  
Project Study ◽  
It Application ◽  
Building Project

This research focuses on soft skills practices; teaching and learning experiences in Hue Industrial College (HUEIC) from 2016 until 2020. The paper reports the results of a case study conducted in Vietnam as a part of EMVITET Erasmus+ capacity building project. Study data consist of feedback of college students (n=15), vocational and higher education teachers (n=20), and furthermore Vietnamese college students (n=130) who took part in an online survey. The results indicate that both students and teachers are willing to implement learning soft skills in practical activities in formal education context as well as outside of the classroom. The study recognizes the main required soft skill to be communication skills, however in the Vietnamese context IT application skills have a positive effect on students' online learning.

scholarly journals Analisis Kompetensi Softskill Pada Staff Pengajar Perguruan Tinggi Swasta di Kota Medan

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 167
Author(s):  
Dhian Rosalina ◽  
Kartika Yuliari
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Soft Skills ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Individual Performance ◽  
Teaching Profession ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
Soft Skill ◽  
Purposive Sampling ◽  
Organizational Skills ◽  
Group Skill

Soft skills are interpersonal and intrapersonal skills that can boost individual performance, including the teaching profession. The purpose of this study was to determine the profile of soft skills held by lecturers as teaching staff in tertiary institutions. This research was conducted in Medan, North Sumatra. The research method used is research with a qualitative descriptive approach. The sampling technique used was purposive sampling with the number of respondents of one hundred and twenty people. The results of this study are the variables forming soft skills such as leadership, communication, effort, ethics have been perceived well by the respondents, and have become daily behavior, although there are a few behaviors that require improvement, such as discipline in the lecture time, while the soft forming variables are skills such as Organizational skills and group skills are perceived to be lacking in teaching and learning activities by the respondents. Soft skill adalah ketrampilan interpersonal dan intrapersonal yang dapat mengembangkan dan memaksimalkan kinerja termasuk profesi dosen. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah mengetahui profil softskill yang dimiliki oleh Dosen sebagai staff pengajar di perguruan tinggi. Penelitian ini dilaksanakan di Medan, Sumatera Utara. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah penelitian deskriptif  kualitatif . Teknik sampling yang digunakan adalah purposive sampling dengan jumlah responden sebesar seratus duapuluh orang. Hasil dari penelitian ini adalah  Variabel pembentuk soft skill seperti Leadership, komunikasi, effort, ethics sudah dipersepsikan baik oleh para responden, dan telah menjadi perilaku sehari hari, meskipun ada sedikit perilaku yang memerlukan perbaikan, seperti kedisiplinan terhadap waktu perkuliahan., sedangkan Variabel pembentuk soft skill seperti Organizational skill dan  group skill dipersepsikan kurang dilakukan dalam kegiatan belajar mengajar oleh para responden.

scholarly journals E-PORTFOLIO AS AN ALTERNATIVE ASSESSMENT FOR IMPROVING GRADUATE'S SOFT SKILLS

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 129-131
Author(s):  
Farah Mohamad Zain ◽  
Siti Nazuar Sailin
Keyword(s):  
Digital Literacy ◽  
Alternative Assessment ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Soft Skills ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Learning Outcome ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Soft Skill ◽  
Postgraduate Studies ◽  
Self Assessments

E-Portfolio is an innovative platform that can be integrated in the teaching and learning process to develop graduates’ soft skills. E-Portfolio is a dynamic collection that incude reflective practice that enable students to showcase their learning outcome, achievements, skills and experience. E-portfolio is a medium that store a collection of learners’ works / artefacts which include products, demonstrations, self-assessments, resources, and accomplishments in digital. E-portfolio is a powerful tool to develop students’ soft skill such as creativity, digital literacy as well as critical thinking skills as it allows students to produce their own reflective writing and showcase their learning outcome / products. Through the E-portfolio, students’ can showcase their best learning practices or learning outcome such as the product that they have created during undergraduate or postgraduate studies to be showcased with the wider audience. The development of E-Portfolio also encourage students to set their career or professional goal and plan, which consequently enable them to showcase their knowledge and skills (including soft skills) to their future employers (Lorenzo & Ittelson, 2005; Reese & Levy, 2009).

scholarly journals Model Pembelajaran Ushul Fiqih Berdimenasi Soft Skils

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 131-148
Author(s):  
Syamsul Arifin
Keyword(s):  
Active Learning ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Soft Skills ◽  
Soft Skill ◽  
Latent Potential ◽  
Islamic Science ◽  
Contextual Teaching ◽  
Selection Of ◽  
Epistemological Aspect

Abstrak Tujuan penelitian ini untuk menggali karakteristik Ushul Fiqh dari aspek epistemologi dan ontologi dan selanjutnya mendeskripsikan model pembelajarannya yang berdimensi soft skill. Adapun hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa: Pertama, bahwa Ushul Fiqh sebagai ilmu pengetahuan yang memiliki potensi laten untuk mengembangkan soft skill peserta didik. Kedua, Ushul Fiqh yang dinilai sebagai induk ilmu pengetahuan Islam memiliki peran sentral dalam mewujudkan Islam sebagai agama yang rahmat dan humanis. Dari aspek epistemologis, pendekatan Ushul Fiqh yang humanistik bukan saja akan melahirkan hukum-hukum Islam yang “berpihak” pada manusia, lebih dari itu, mampu membentuk manusia yang humanis. Ketiga, Pengembangan soft skill melalui pembelajaran Ushul Fiqh dirasakan efektif dengan strategi pembelajaran Value Clarification Learning, Active Learning, dan Contextual Teaching and Learning. Selain itu, Pemilihan contoh-contoh ayat-ayat Al-Qur’an yang mendukung aktualisasi nilai tersebut dan keberanian memberikan makna pada setiap pokok-pokok bahasan ushul Fiqh. menjadi salah satu kunci pencapaian terwujudnya perilaku baru bagi individu.  Abstract The purpose of this study is to explore the characteristics of Ushul Fiqh from the epistemological and ontological aspects and then to describe the learning model that has the dimensions of soft skills. The results of the study show that: First, Ushul Fiqh is a science that has latent potential to develop soft skills of students. Second, Ushul Fiqh which is considered as the Queen of Islamic science has a central role in realizing Islam as a religion of grace and humanity. From the epistemological aspect, the humanistic approach of Usul Fiqh will not only give birth to Islamic laws that "take sides" with humans, more than that, capable of forming humanists. Third, the development of soft skills through Ushul Fiqh learning was felt to be effective with the learning strategies of Value Clarification Learning, Active Learning, and Contextual Teaching and Leaning. In addition, the selection of examples of verses from the Qur'an that support the actualization of these values and the courage to give meaning to each of the subjects of Ushul fiqh. become one of the keys to achieving new behaviours for individuals.  

scholarly journals Level of Soft Skill in the Implementation of Work-Based Learning among Community College Students

2018 ◽  
Vol 150 ◽  
pp. 05041
Author(s):  
Azita Binti Ali ◽  
Shuhada Mahmod
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Community College ◽  
Community College Students ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Soft Skills ◽  
Soft Skill ◽  
Problem Solving Skills ◽  
Research Survey ◽  
Graduate Unemployment ◽  
Skills Learning

The issue of graduate unemployment often crops up in the mass media; and more often than not, the discussions have centred on the failure of tertiary educational institutions to churn out quality graduates. Thus, the method of work-based learning (WBL) is seen as a way to improve the soft skills of the graduates. The study was conducted using quantitative research survey; the design of the study used an adapted questionnaire as an instrument. Data were analysed using Statistical Package of Social Science (SPSS) version 20. The respondents consisted of 97 students who attended WBL programmes at a community college. Descriptive statistics was used to extract data from the questionnaires for the calculation of mean. The findings reveal that the level of soft skills among community college students was high, and they include these abilities: communication skills, problem-solving skills, learning and information management, professional ethics skills and leadership skills.

scholarly journals Soft Skills in Edu 4.0: Lessons Learnt in Hue Industrial College

2021 ◽  
pp. 28-37
Author(s):  
Thuy T. Tran ◽  
Sanna Ruhalahti ◽  
Anne-Maria Korhonen
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Soft Skills ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Soft Skill ◽  
Project Study ◽  
It Application ◽  
Building Project

This research focuses on soft skills practices; teaching and learning experiences in Hue Industrial College (HUEIC) from 2016 until 2020. The paper reports the results of a case study conducted in Vietnam as a part of EMVITET Erasmus+ capacity building project. Study data consist of feedback of college students (n=15), vocational and higher education teachers (n=20), and furthermore Vietnamese college students (n=130) who took part in an online survey. The results indicate that both students and teachers are willing to implement learning soft skills in practical activities in formal education context as well as outside of the classroom. The study recognizes the main required soft skill to be communication skills, however in the Vietnamese context IT application skills have a positive effect on students' online learning.

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