Systematic Review of Learning Generic Skills in Higher Education—Enhancing and Impeding Factors

• DOI: 10.3389/feduc.2022.885917
• Publication Date: 2022-06-03T10:51:37Z
• Authors: Tarja Tuononen; Heidi Hyytinen; Katri Kleemola; Telle Hailikari; Iina Männikkö; Auli Toom
• Keywords: Viewpoints; Study skills; Empirical Research; Higher-Order Thinking

The research field on generic skills in higher education has expanded rapidly. In addition, the importance of been highlighted both educational policy discourses and practice education. present study reviews theoretical, methodological, empirical viewpoints learning synthesizes evidence about factors that enhance impede student skills. Altogether 116 articles were included analysis. systematic analysis revealed remarkable variation concepts, methods, operationalization These findings suggest this is still incoherent. According to results, contextual or students' investigated more often than individual factors. Furthermore, review emphasized work-oriented professional over higher-order thinking To ensure development skills, it important focus coherent theorization various More longitudinal studies with methods genuinely capture actual their are also needed advance field. results can be used for future discussions theorization, research, practical