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David J. Collins, Aine Macnamara
In our 2016 paper (Collins et al., [8]), we proposed that superchamps (athletes who have achieved the highest level in their sport) were differentiated from their less successful counterparts by their use of positive proactive coping and a “learn from it” approach to challenge. This skill-based focus to talent…
Jeremy Lamri, Todd Lubart
The distinction between hard and soft skills has long been a topic of debate in the field of psychology, with hard skills referring to technical or practical abilities, and soft skills relating to interpersonal capabilities. This paper explores the generic composition of any skill, proposing a unified framework that…
Mauricio González-Forero, Aida Gómez-Robles
The human brain is influenced by genes ^1^, environment ^2^, and developmental history ^3^. Extensive efforts seek to identify the causes of observed variation in behaviour and disease ^4–6^. Moreover, it is of primary interest to predict the brain’s response to influences, both at present and over our evolutionary…
Duarte Araújo, João Roquette, Keith Davids
In this article we aim to define and present the complementary nature of talent, skill and expertise. Human daily life is replete with expressions of skillful behaviours while interacting with the world, which in specific socio-culturally defined domains, such as sport and work, demand a specialization of such…
Naksit Sakdapat
Background This article presents a research study that aims to explore sustainable approaches for developing professional skills in vocational education students in Thailand. This is the second phase of the research, which utilizes a qualitative research methodology. Methodology The key informants in this study are…
Ben Kenwright
This article explores the value and measurable effects of hard and soft skills in academia when teaching and developing abilities for the game industry. As we discuss, each individuals engagement with the subject directly impacts their performance; which is influenced by their 'soft' skill level. Students that succeed…
Kaylee Steen, Jay Vornhagen, Zara Y. Weinberg, Julie Boulanger-Bertolus + 3 more
Postdoctoral training enables research independence and professional readiness. National reports have emphasized professional development as a critical component of this training period. In response, many institutions are establishing transferable skills training workshops for postdocs; however, the lack of structured…
Abraham Rudnick, Robbert Gobbens
Health care and other human services such as education are diverse in many substantive aspects. However, arguably, they all use the skills training of service users to accomplish at least some of their key aims. This brief article uses a selective literature review and a comparative analysis to review the commonalities…
Torgeir Dingsøyr, Hans Karim Djarraya, Emil A. Røyrvik
Tools for managing technical skills are used in many companies, but there has been little discussion about how such tools are used in practice. We report here on different types of actual usage in a medium-size software consulting company. We expected such tools to be used for allocating resources to new projects and…
Faheem Ahmed, Luiz Fernando Capretz, Salah Bouktif, Piers Campbell
1 Faheem Ahmed, 2 Luiz Fernando Capretz, 3 Salah Bouktif, 4 Piers Campbell 1 Department of Computing Science, Thompson Rivers University, Kamloops, BC, Canada 2 Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Western, London, Ontario, Canada 3,4College of Information Technology, UAE University, Al Ain…
Ted K. Turesky, Elizabeth Escalante, Megan Loh, Nadine Gaab
Reading is one of the most complex skills that we utilize daily, and it involves the early development and interaction of various lower-level subskills, including phonological processing and oral language. These subskills recruit brain structures, which begin to develop long before the skill manifests and exhibit rapid…
Andrew McCluskey, Miguel Rivera, Antonia Mey
The role of computing in the chemical sciences is changing. Previously the domain of the theoretical or computational chemist, advanced digital skills, including data analysis and simulation, are becoming extremely relevant to all. Here, we discuss the importance of integrating computing and digital skills into an…
Fabian Stephany, Ole Teutloff
The global workforce is urged to constantly reskill, as technological change favours particular new skills while making others redundant. But which skills are a good investment for workers and firms? As skills are seldomly applied in isolation, we propose that complementarity strongly determines a skill's economic…
Jenny T. Liang, Thomas Zimmermann, Denae Ford
The development of open source software (OSS) is a broad field which requires diverse skill sets. For example, maintainers help lead the project and promote its longevity, technical writers assist with documentation, bug reporters identify defects in software, and developers program the software. However, it is unknown…
Ting Sun, Denise Drane, Richard McGee, Henry Campa + 2 more
The Postdoc Academy: Succeeding as a Postdoc was designed to build postdocs’ skills in career transition, career planning, collaborative research, resilience, and self-reflection. This study examined self-reported changes in five skills as learners progressed through the course. Data were collected from participants…
Anna K. Touloumakos
There has been a progressively heightened preoccupation with soft skills among education stakeholders such as policymakers, educational psychologists, and researchers. Soft skill curricula have been considered these days and developed not only for graduates and as on-the-job training programs but also for students…
Ronald Marquez, Laura Tolosa, Ruben Gomez, Cesar Izaguirre + 3 more
The teaching-learning process in traditional university education uses strategies that position the student as a recipient of information conveyed by the teacher and conceptualized as knowledge. The reality in which we live, including the characteristics of new generational groups, requires the generation of training…
Abootaleb Sedighi, Tudor Radu, Qirat Ashraf, Balmiki Kumar + 3 more
We developed the Interdisciplinary Science Program in Research and Entrepreneurship (INSPIRE) to address the changing career landscape that students with an interest in Physical Chemistry, Biophysics and Biochemistry face. Third and fourth-year undergraduate Chemistry and Physics students participated in a 4-week…
Erin Looney, Andre Buscariolli, Maria Yang, Geoffrey Raymond + 2 more
Hardware-based startups risk having longer times-to-market, deterring investment in critical fields such as cleantech, medical devices, and automation. We interviewed 55 leaders at hardware startups, mapped their development timelines, and found prototyping to be the longest development step (median of 19 weeks per…