SCANS
(Secretaries Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills)
Time Frame/Year: 1989
Sponsor: U. S. Department of Labor and Education
Aim of the Movement:
The U.S. Department of Labor and Education joined together and surveyed U.S. employers to find out the most important skills and competencies needed by workers. The SCANS report is the result of that survery. Competencies that were identified as necessary were interpersonal skills, resources such as time and money management, information, systems and technology. Skills that were identified as ideals to an employer were basic skills such as reading, writing, arithmetic and mathematics, and listening and speaking skills. Other skills that were considered high-quality traits for an employee were thinking skills such as reasoning and problem solving skills and personal qualities such as socialability.
Major Impact on Science Education:
The subject of science was not listed as a necessary foundation skill in the SCANS report but the Thinking Skills portion of the report included such qualities as problem solving, reasoning and knowing how to learn which tie in well with scientific methods and processes.
Long Term Contribution:
The skills listed on the SCANS report resemble the 21st Century Skills listed in the Iowa Common Core that are in practice today.
(Secretaries Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills)
Time Frame/Year: 1989
Sponsor: U. S. Department of Labor and Education
Aim of the Movement:
The U.S. Department of Labor and Education joined together and surveyed U.S. employers to find out the most important skills and competencies needed by workers. The SCANS report is the result of that survery. Competencies that were identified as necessary were interpersonal skills, resources such as time and money management, information, systems and technology. Skills that were identified as ideals to an employer were basic skills such as reading, writing, arithmetic and mathematics, and listening and speaking skills. Other skills that were considered high-quality traits for an employee were thinking skills such as reasoning and problem solving skills and personal qualities such as socialability.
Major Impact on Science Education:
The subject of science was not listed as a necessary foundation skill in the SCANS report but the Thinking Skills portion of the report included such qualities as problem solving, reasoning and knowing how to learn which tie in well with scientific methods and processes.
Long Term Contribution:
The skills listed on the SCANS report resemble the 21st Century Skills listed in the Iowa Common Core that are in practice today.