Experiences of soft skills development and assessment by health sciences students and teachers: a qualitative study
This study highlights the importance of soft skills development and assessment in higher education. A clear definition of soft skills is recommended. Our findings demonstrate how teachers struggle with their role in soft skills supervision and assessment, with the consequence that students experience a lack of supervision and assessment in soft skills development.
Authors
- Meike van den Beuken
- Jonáh Stunt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7784-360X)
- Esther T. Maas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2290-9552)
- Isis Loos
- Lothar Kuijper
Institutions
- Leiden University (NL)
- University of Tasmania (AU)
- Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Medical Education
- Published
- 2025-05-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-025-07289-2
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Higher Education and Employability
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 44.63