b'MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST COMMUNITY COLLEGETheoretical Framework for Building CoursesThe QEP Development Committee wanted to basecombination of constructivism and the Right Signals any courses built to address the essential skills wereInitiative provides a platform (i.e., career classroom) based on a sound theoretical framework; the courseswhere students gain knowledge, apply skills and are discussed in the Implementation section.Whenbehaviors, analyze appropriate behavior, and value educators set standards and provide fair and firm assessments for students, the students develop job- Pedagogical and related skills while becoming aware of essential skillsAndragogical Approach that are required for job success (SCANS, 2000).While learning essential skills, students should constructIn addition to a sound theoretical framework, the QEP knowledge as it relates to real-world work experiencesDevelopment Committee also wanted to employ (SCANS, 2000). effective, research-based strategies to teach essential skills to adult learners.Ferrera and LaMeau (2015, The implementation strategy to build a curriculmp. 160) offer insight on a sound pedagogical and addressesabroadrangeofstudentlearning,andragogical approach: Skills are learned and are from Blooms (1956) higher order thinking skills toincreased through training, education, and practice. recognized achievement of these skills.Achieving theAs advocates of skills audits and inventories, they implementation of the specific skills (i.e., three SLOs)believe traditional and adult students completing will leverage a constructivist approach and employthese assessments will become aware of their own the Right Signals Initiativea reframed credentialingindividual attributes, as well as being able to identify strategyto ensure the relevance of the training.Theareas of strengths and weaknesses.Awareness of pioneer of the constructivist approach was Bartlettthese personal characteristics will be of value in in 1932 (Good & Brophy, 1990).Piaget, Dewey, anddeveloping competencies that lead to career success Knowles were also influential leaders in constructivismand to personal relationship success.When people (Rickey, 1995).Constructivists emphasize situatedrealize the personal qualities they possess, they are learning, which places learning in context (Hung, Looi,able to market themselves more effectively and be & Koh, 2004).Learners are seen as active instead ofattractive to potential employers (Ferrara & LeMeau, passive.In other words, learners should not merely be2015).The ultimate goal for employers is to hire presented with information; they should be permittedemployees who are dependable, trustworthy, and to construct knowledge (Rickey, 1995). good at their jobs (AJE, 2018).The purpose of the Right Signals Initiative is toDurowoju and Anuka (2014, p. 608) suggest assessing demonstrate a new credentialing model thatessential skills using direct, indirect, or a combination recognizes multiple quality credentials to send theof teacher-made tests, standardized tests, oral right signals to employers, students, and collegesquestions, projects, hands-on or practical tests, oral about the meaning of these credentials.Thequizzes or examination, direct classroom observations, Right Signals framework is similar to Blooms (1956)questionnaires, interview, self-report inventories, taxonomy, but the focus moves beyond the domains ofobservation, anecdotal records, attitudinal scale, learning into the domains of recognized achievement.interest scale/inventory, checklist, and socio-metric Therefore, the QEP Development Committee wrotetechniques.One assessment method will not be the SLOs for this QEP based upon the Right Signalsacceptable in all circumstances.framework (Appendix J).The constructivist approach places instructors as facilitators and advisors, while students assume the central role of learning.The Right Signals Initiative approach allows for many levels of learning.The 22 MGCCC QEP 2019'