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Using an Analogy in the Introduction of a Portfolio
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van Tartwijk, Jan; van Rijswijk, Martine; Tuithof, Hanneke; Driessen, Erik W. – Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies, 2008
Students in many teacher education programmes experience confusion about portfolios. This study investigated whether using an analogy in the introduction of a portfolio helps teacher education students understand both the purpose of a portfolio and how to compile it. It was also investigated whether these students' understanding correlates with…
Descriptors: Job Application, Portfolios (Background Materials), Employment Interviews, Teacher Education
The Effects of a Review in Grammar and Mechanics on the Quality of College Students' Technical/Business Writing.
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Davis, Wes – 2002
This experimental, statistical study investigated the effects that a review of grammar and writing mechanics would have on the overall quality of college students' documents in technical/business communication. In the experimental group of 25 students, the professor assigned several exercises in grammar and mechanics as a review related to…
Descriptors: Grammar, Higher Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Job Application
Demonstrating Competence: The Portfolio Interview for Management Positions.
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Schindler, Pamela – Journal of Career Planning & Employment, 1997
Describes how one college helps students assemble a portfolio for the job search. Claims that presenting physical evidence of competencies is better than just talking about them. Outlines the characteristics of a portfolio and its use in an interview. Reports the results of an employer survey of desired job skills. (RJM)
Descriptors: Career Centers, College Students, Competence, Higher Education
Improving Job Seeking Skills: A Training Program for Liberal Arts Graduates.
Burke, Janet; Cannon, Joan B. – 1984
The effectiveness of a two-day workshop on job-searching skills and interview techniques for students graduating from a college of liberal arts was evaluated. The training program was designed and implemented at the University of Lowell with a pilot group of liberal arts graduates in spring 1983. Students learned to prepare a professional resume,…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Employment Interviews, Employment Qualifications, Higher Education
Using Video Resumes to Teach Deaf College Students Job Search Skills and Improve Their Communication.
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Kelly, Jacquelyn F.; O'Brien, Elizabeth H. – American Annals of the Deaf, 1992
This paper describes the instruction and evaluation process of a National Technical Institute for the Deaf course on preparing video resumes, based on views of instructors, students, and employers. Video resumes were found to be a feasible tool in the job search, and the process of preparing the video was a learning experience for students.…
Descriptors: College Students, Courses, Deafness, Employer Attitudes
Management Education and Training for Librarianship.
Ritchie, Sheila; And Others – Information and Library Manager, 1988
A series of articles examine management education and training for library and information professionals. The discussions include management needs of library administrators, the implications of a British educational reform bill on qualification requirements for librarians, the relationship between learning styles and training, and experiences of…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Cognitive Style, Developed Nations, Educational Needs