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Flashcards by Yago Gimeno, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Yago Gimeno
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| Question | Answer |
| What does the Quality of the LM depend on? | Education Training Physique Health |
| What are KSAs? | Knowledge Skills Abilities |
| Describe Knowledge [KSAs] | - Facts, information and skills acquired through experience or education - Theoretical / Practical understanding of a subject |
| What is Explicit Knowledge? | Knowledge that is codified (Found in documents, databases, etc.) It is tangible, visible, public Once shared, it belongs to everyone |
| What is Tacit Knowledge? | Knowledge that is rooted in context, experience, practice Hard to communicate since it resides in the mind Passed through mentoring, learning, etc. |
| Describe Skills [KSAs] | - The ability to do something well - Expertise - Observable competence |
| Describe Ability [KSAs] | - Possession of te means or skills to do something - Competence to perform |
| Briefly name the levels of education | 0) Pre-primary school 1) Primary education 2) Lower Secondary education 3) Upper Secondary education 4) Post-Secondary non-tertiary education 5) First stage of tertiary education 6) Second stage of tertiary education |
| Describe the EU goals for 2020 | 1) Reducing drop-out school rates below 10% 2) At least 40% of 30-40yo completing 3rd level education |
| What the forecast of employment trends by qualification? (2000-2020) | Low qualification = -- Employment Medium qualification = ++ employment High qualification = + Employment |
| What is a vertical mismatch? | When the level of education/skills is less or more than the required level of education/skills |
| What is a horizontal mismatch? | When the field of education or type of skills is inappropriate for the current job |
| What is PISA? | - International study launched by the OECD in 1997, first conducted in 2000 - Over 70 countries - Evaluate competence in key subjects (Reading, maths, science) |
| What is PIAAC? | - Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies - PISA for adults - Focus on development and appliance of skills |
| What are the consequences of different skills / proficiency levels, at an individual level? | Higher skills / proficiency is positively related to aspects of well-being, like: LM participation, employment earnings, health, civic engagement... |
| What are the consequences of different skills / proficiency levels, at a societal level? | Better performing countries show higher per capita incomes Higher LM participation rates, potentially lower unemployment, more attractive to multinational companies |
| What are the consequences of different skills / proficiency levels, at an organization level? | Easier to recruit talent as the talent pool is much larger Easier to implement changes, as it's easier to train employees |
| What is the virtuous cycle for adults with high proficiency? | Higher proficiency translates into higher education and better jobs demanding further training, since higher levels of literacy and numeracy facilitate learning. Individuals may also be more prone to find motivation in learning and bettering themselves, which accentuates such processes. |
| What is the vicious cycle for adults with low proficiency? | Lower proficiency translates into getting no benefit from adult learning. This creates either a maintenance or a weakening of the established skills over time, which makes it even harder for individuals to form part of learning activities |
| What is turnover? | Turnover is the rate at which employees leave a workforce and are replaced. |
| What is a talent pool? | A talent pool is a group of individuals that is generally identified as the top talent within an organization |
| What does Korea stand out for? | #1 Country in PISA (#27 50 years ago) Every young Korean finished high school |
| What do educators refers to when they talk about equity in education? | Equity translates into ensuring that people with different social backgrounds have equal chances |
| Does spending really affect student performance? | No, spending per student only explains about less than 20% of the performance variation It's how - not how much - that explains it |
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