Academic Competencies
This domain contains critical competencies primarily learned in an academic setting, as well as cognitive functions and thinking styles. Academic Competencies include:
Reading - Knowing how to find information and identifying essential information.
- Sorts through distracting information
- Scans written material for subject of interest
- Is able to identify main ideas in written material
- Correctly interprets written material
- Integrates what is learned from written materials with prior knowledge
- Applies what is learned from the written material to complete specific tasks
Writing - Using standard business English to write messages to co-workers and reports to managers and associates.
- Creates documents such as work orders or memos
- Uses standard syntax and sentence structure, correct spelling, punctuation and capitalization and appropriate grammar
- Writes clearly and concisely in a professional and courteous manner
- Writes effective for a variety of audiences
- Communicates thoughts, ideas, information which may contain technical material in a logical, organized and coherent manner
- Clearly develops ideas and elaborates on them with relevant supporting examples and specific details
Mathematics - Using mathematics to solve problems.
- Adds, subtracts, multiplies and divides with whole numbers, fractions, decimals and percents; calculates averages, ratios, proportions and rates
- Takes measurement of time, temperature, distance, length, width, height, perimeter, etc
- Correctly converts from one measurement to another
- Translates practical problems into useful mathematical expressions and uses appropriate mathematical formulas and techniques
- Solves simple algebraic equations
- Is able to determine slope, midpoint, and distance
- Calculates perimeters, areas and volumes of basic shapes and solids
- Reads, tracks, and calculates gauge measurements
Science & Technology - Understands basic scientific principles and how to use commonly available technology
Communication – Listening carefully in order to incorporate information into work activities and communicating in spoken English well enough to be understood by supervisors, co-workers and customers.
- Listens carefully to others
- Correctly interprets information provided by others
- Is able to incorporate information into actions
- Uses standard sentence structure and appropriate grammar
- Speaks clearly, in precise language and in a logical organized and coherent manner
- Keeps language simple and appropriate for the audience's level of knowledge of the subject
Critical & Analytic Thinking - Using logical thought processes to analyze information and draw conclusions.
- Identifies inconsistent or missing information
- Critically reviews, analyzes, synthesizes, compares and interprets information
- Draws conclusions from relevant and/or missing information
- Tests possible hypotheses to ensure the problem is correctly diagnosed and the best solution is found
Active Learning - Applies a range of learning techniques to acquire new knowledge and skills;
- Processes and retains information; identifies when it is necessary to acquire new knowledge and skills.
- Integrates newly learned knowledge and skills with existing knowledge and skills; uses newly learned knowledge and skills to complete specific tasks; uses newly learned knowledge and skills in new or unfamiliar situations.
