OBJECTIVE To investigate the relationship between literacy and numeracy and their association with health task performance. METHODS Older adults (n=304) completed commonly used measures of literacy and numeracy. Single factor literacy and numeracy scores were calculated and used to predict performance on an established set of health self-management tasks, including: (i) responding to spoken i...

Higher education in accounting should be formative and not informative; therefore there should be a transition from a type of education based on providing knowledge to one that is based on skill development, from teacher-centered education to student-centered education. This paper will present various points of view concerning the competencies/ competences of the accounting professional.

13 Summary in German Language (Zusammenfassung) 14 PART I: INTRODUCTION Age-Related Differences in Cognitive Plasticity 21 Cognitive Engineering of Skill 22 Aim of the Present Study 23 Overview of Literature Review 24 PART II: REVIEW OF LITERATURE Aging and Professional Expertise 27

The aim of this study was to assess the feasibility, acceptability and potential efficacy of a physical activity program for preschool children. A 20-week, 2-arm parallel cluster randomized controlled pilot trial was conducted. The intervention comprised structured activities for children and professional development for staff. The control group participated in usual care activities, which incl...

Effective practicing psychologists require ongoing skill development that is constructivist and recursive in nature, with mentor, colleague, co-worker, and patient feedback critical to successful acquisition and maintenance of professional competencies. This paper will provide an overview of the nature and scope of psychologist skill development through multisource feedback (MSF) or 360 degree ...

Social capital theorists have established decades ago that better connected people do better in life. The emergence of online social networking sites have given a new impetus to building and exploiting connections for career management. While professionals acknowledge that social networking is essential for business and development, new graduates coming into the corporate world are not equipped...

Effective educational leadership can make a difference in the resolution of complex issues that impact today’s demand-driven educational marketplace. The ongoing professional and skill development needs of human health resources may be best managed through distributed strategic leadership blended with servant leadership. Together these two approaches may offer the critical bridge for effective ...

Definition and rationale. Entrustable professional activities (EPAs) are tasks or responsibilities that faculty entrust to a trainee to execute, unsupervised, once he or she has obtained adequate competence. EPAs are executable within a given time frame; observable and measurable; and suitable for focused entrustment decisions. EPAs are units of work (e.g., anesthetic care of an uncomplicated p...