Download or read book The Myth of Achievement Tests written by James J. Heckman and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2014-01-14 with total page 469 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Achievement tests play an important role in modern societies. They are used to evaluate schools, to assign students to tracks within schools, and to identify weaknesses in student knowledge. The GED is an achievement test used to grant the status of high school graduate to anyone who passes it. GED recipients currently account for 12 percent of all high school credentials issued each year in the United States. But do achievement tests predict success in life? The Myth of Achievement Tests shows that achievement tests like the GED fail to measure important life skills. James J. Heckman, John Eric Humphries, Tim Kautz, and a group of scholars offer an in-depth exploration of how the GED came to be used throughout the United States and why our reliance on it is dangerous. Drawing on decades of research, the authors show that, while GED recipients score as well on achievement tests as high school graduates who do not enroll in college, high school graduates vastly outperform GED recipients in terms of their earnings, employment opportunities, educational attainment, and health. The authors show that the differences in success between GED recipients and high school graduates are driven by character skills. Achievement tests like the GED do not adequately capture character skills like conscientiousness, perseverance, sociability, and curiosity. These skills are important in predicting a variety of life outcomes. They can be measured, and they can be taught. Using the GED as a case study, the authors explore what achievement tests miss and show the dangers of an educational system based on them. They call for a return to an emphasis on character in our schools, our systems of accountability, and our national dialogue. Contributors Eric Grodsky, University of Wisconsin–Madison Andrew Halpern-Manners, Indiana University Bloomington Paul A. LaFontaine, Federal Communications Commission Janice H. Laurence, Temple University Lois M. Quinn, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee Pedro L. Rodríguez, Institute of Advanced Studies in Administration John Robert Warren, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

Download or read book APA Handbook of Career Intervention written by Paul J. Hartung and published by APA Handbooks in Psychology. This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In practice, psychologists, counselors, student affairs personnel, and various other professionals apply career interventions such as individual and group counseling, assessment interpretations, curricula, workbooks, computer-assisted guidance, and workshops to foster individual career growth and development. The APA Handbook of Career Intervention presents information about the historical, contemporary, theoretical, demographic, assessment-based, and professional foundations of career intervention (Volume 1), as well as specific career intervention models, methods, and materials within each of these career services and applied to easing career transitions (Volume 2). In whole or in part, the handbook aims to be useful to researchers, practitioners, educators, consultants, policymakers, and students alike across a full array of professions, including psychology, counseling, education, and business and industry.

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Download or read book Strategia e performance nel sistema d impresa written by Andrea Cardoni and published by G Giappichelli Editore. This book was released on 2016-05-04 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: L'analisi strategica è sempre più importante per il successo aziendale. I cambiamenti e le complessità dell'ambiente esterno richiedono infatti una crescente consapevolezza circa i fattori che determinano le performance aziendali e che possono incidere nello sviluppo futuro dell'impresa.Il volume "Strategia e performance nel sistema d'impresa" è una monografia scientifica che presenta un approccio integrato di lettura delle dinamiche aziendali basato su quattro componenti: gli obiettivi e le prospettive di fondo, l'ambiente esterno, l'ambiente interno e le performance. Per ciascuna componente vengono presentate le logiche e gli strumenti di analisi maturati nella dottrina e affermati nella pratica che servono a comprendere le ragioni del successo (o dell'insuccesso aziendale)Il lavoro "Strategia e performance del sistema d'impresa" integra in modo originale la prospettiva della gestione strategica e dell'analisi di bilancio e si rivolge ad accademici, professionisti e manager interessati ad attivare un circuito virtuoso "buisiness-academy-consulting".Andrea Cardoni è ricercatore confermato di Economia Aziendale e docente di Strategia e Politica Aziendale del Dipartimento di Economia dell'Università degli Studi di Perugia. Le sue esperienze scientifiche, accademiche e professionali si focalizzano sui temi attinenti la strategia, la pianificazione strategica, il controllo di gestione, l'analisi di bilancio e le strategie di networking.