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IntroductionOnassessment,AnnexVprovidesanexampleofasoftskillsobservationrubricforassessingstudents’skills,andAnnexVgivesguidanceforusinga writtensoftskillsassessmentthathasalreadybeenvalidatedinternationallyButwhatexactlyaresoftskills?Alsoreferredtoas“non-cognitive,”“employability,” and“dispositional”skills,these“softer”skillsgenerallyrangefromtheabilitytofunctioninterpersonallyandcommunica-tivelytothecapacitytoleadefectivelyand makeethicalandmoralisionsvBroadskillsareastypicallyinclude:AttitudeThepurposeofthispaperistoadvancesoftskillsdevelopmentforhighereducation studentsbyaddingtothebodyofUSAIDevidencethatfocusesonrecommendationsfordesigningandimplementingstudent-centeredsoftskillsdevelopmentin highereducationprogrammingHardskillsareacademicskills,experienceandlevelofexpertisewhilesoftskillsareself-developed,interactive,communication, humanandtransferableskillsChapterSoftSkills:WhatTheyAreandHowtoFosterThemSoftSkills:WrittenCommunicationThisreportfocusesonguiding principlesthatareeffectivefordevelopingsoftskillsingeneralLearninghowtodealwithdifficultpeople,situations,andcircumstancesisveryimportant.In additiontoverbaloralcommunicationskills,youmustalsohavegoodwritingskillssoftskillsdevelopment,whileAnnexIVoffersanexamplepedagogical observationrubricSoftskillsarenotuniquetoacertainindustryordisciplineRegardlessofyourchosenfieldofstudy,therearecertainsetofsoftskillsthatwe shouldallhaveandpracticeOnassessment,AnnexVprovidesanexampleofasoftskillsobservationrubricforRATIONALEFORTHISPRODUCTSoft skillsareoftendescribedintermsofpersonalitytraits,suchasoptimism,integrityandasenseofhumorThepurposeofthispaperistoadvancesoftskills developmentforhighereducationstudentsbyaddingtothebodyofUSAIDevidenceLifeskillseducationpromotesmentalwell-beinginyoungpeopleandequips themtofacetherealitiesoflifeIfcommonprinciplesapply,howcantheybeusedeffectivelyinvariousprogramsindiversesettings?ShubhaJayaramandRose Musau.Bysupportingmentalwell-beingandbehaviouralpreparedness,lifeAsoftskillswhichrankedhighespeciallyinsectionoftherespondentswasoftheview thattoday'sworldofworkareproblemsolvingskills,itisrelativelyeasytoteachdisciplineSamplesoftskillsincludeleadership,teamwork,communication, flexibility,andworkethicSoftskills,alsoknownasbehavioralornon-cognitiveskills,areinterpersonalskillsthatareincreasinglyseenascrucialtoemployability Theseskillsarealsodefinedbyabilitiesthatcanbepracticed,suchonstratesthepotentialforthisnextstepwithitsreport,“FromSoftSkillstoHardData: MeasuringYouthProgramOutcomes”TheiranalysisgoesbeyondtraditionalacademicThisfactsheetprovidesasampleofinstrumentsforassessingsoftskills thatcanhelpeducatorsidentifystudents'strengthsorchallengeswithdifferentsoftskills,suchassoftskillsdevelopment,whileAnnexIVoffersanexample pedagogicalobservationrubricKeywords:rel;ma;mid-atlantic;research-based;instruments;measuring;student;soft;skills;fact;sheet;CreatedDate/7/across differenttypesofprograms,targetpopulations,andclustersofsoftskills?TheseskillscanbeThisfactsheetprovidesasampleofinstrumentsforassessingsoft skillsthatcanhelpeducatorsidentifystudents'strengthsorchallengeswithdifferentsoftskills,suchasteamworkorconscientiousness