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VS Academic Knowledge VS Skill Developmemt
Academic knowledge Academic is used to describe things that relate to the work done in schools, colleges, and universities, especially work which involves studying and reasoning rather than practical or technical skills. Knowledge is information and understanding about a subject which a person has, or which all people have. It Motivates Performance. One of the most significant benefits of testing academic knowledge is that it instils a sense of healthy competition between the students. It allows the students to indulge in self-evaluation and makes them work hard to do better next time.
Skill Development • Skill Development is the process of identification of the skills gap in youth and providing skilling training & employment benefits to them. • Skill development programs aim to acknowledge the ability of the youth and extend their support by serving them with the proper guidance, infrastructure, opportunities, and encouragement that help them achieve their ambitions. • skills are essential for everyone, and they both walk hand in hand in everyone's career journey. • They are the roots behind the economic growth and community development of a country.
Benefits • Skill Development include increased business profits, improved performance, improved accuracy & quality, improved communication, complies with rules & regulations, improved recruitment & career opportunities, and development of good customer relations. • Testing is a criterion to know if the students have learnt what they have been taught. It also includes being able to tell if the students have understood the specific content and whether or not they can apply their critical thinking skills effectively. They are also necessary to measure the achievements and to gauge the effectiveness of the teaching programs. These tests also determine the progress of the students towards improvement goals and to assess their performance for admissions to an institute of higher education.
Difference in both • Knowledge is information acquired through sensory input: Reading, watching, listening, touching, etc. • Knowledge can be transferred from one person to another or it can be self acquired through observation and study. • Skills, however, refer to the ability to apply knowledge to specific situations. • Skills are developed through practice, through a combination of sensory input and output. • knowledge is theoretical and skills are practical.
Summary For many people, knowledge and skills are similar concepts used to describe competency. But for learning professionals they should be considered as two quite different yet related concepts.
