The Impact of Web-Based Game Play on Soft Skills Education
نویسندگان
چکیده
Youth transitioning from high school, post-secondary education, and vocational training to the workforce face a number of challenges finding and keeping a job. In addition to education and experience requirements, employers are increasingly looking for new hires with “soft skills” such as communication and professionalism (Osterman, 2005). As soft skills become more important to employers, it is necessary to include soft skills acquisition as an educational priority to ensure greater preparedness for the workplace.
منابع مشابه
The Impact of Play Therapy Based on Cognitive-behavioral Model on the Social Skills of Preschool Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Background and Purpose: Most pre-school children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) lack the appropriate social skills and face essential problems in being adapted to different environments and making friendships. Some experts believe that play therapy based on cognitive-behavioral model can help the children with ADHD to acquire social skills and reduce their behavioral probl...
متن کاملThe Effect of Play Therapy on Psychological Adjustment, Effective Communication with Others and Individual Abilities of Preschool Children
Background & Aims: One of the most important skills in preschool is social skills. In other words, social skills are concerned with empathy, self-efficacy, responsibility and social interaction, psychological adjustment, effective communication with others, and individual abilities. It is very important to learn social skills in childhood. By strengthening social skills in this period, we can s...
متن کاملImpact of Online Setting Collaboration through Strategy-Based Instruction on EFL Learners’ Self-efficacy and Oral Skills
This study aimed to investigate the impact of web-based cooperative teaching through strategy-based instruction on EFL learners’ speaking and listening skills. Moreover, the use of cooperative teaching was hypothesized to have impact on the EFL learners’ self-efficacy. To this purpose, the study followed a mixed-methods design by implementing both qualitative and quantitative data gathering pro...
متن کاملThe Effects of an Educational Intervention Based on Poetry, Game, and Problem-Solving Skills on Promoting Nutritional Knowledge and Behavior in Iranian Primary School Students
Background: Current educational techniques may have a few effects on dietary habits and food preferences in adolescents, so by designing an educational attractive program, nutritional knowledge can be significantly enhanced. This study aims to investigate the effect of a structured educational intervention based on poetry, game, and problem-solving skills on promoting nutritional knowledge, and...
متن کاملThe Effectiveness of Parent-Child Relationship-Based Game Therapy on Quality of Life in Preschool Children
Introduction: The most obvious way to change behavior in children is play therapy. One of these methods is parent-child relationship play therapy. The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of parent-child relationship play therapy on quality of life in preschool children. Methods: The research method was experimental with pre-test and post-test design and control group. The ...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
عنوان ژورنال:
دوره شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2015