Description of the components of soft skills
| Soft skill | Soft skill dimension | Soft skill Components | Trained by | Soft skill measurement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emotional self-management | 1. Energy: inherent in a confident and enthusiastic view of multiple aspects of life, mainly of an interpersonal nature | 1.1. Dominance: aspects related to the ability to impose oneself, to excel, to assert one’s own influence over others 1.2. Dynamism: energetic behaviors, ease of speech, enthusiasm | Personality poker | Big five questionnaire (BFQ) |
| 2. Affability: altruistic concern and emotional support for others | 2.1. Cooperation: ability to understand and work with the problems of others 2.2. Cordiality: affability, trust, and openness to others | Social skill game | ||
| 3. Emotional Stability: the ability to cope with the negative effects of anxiety, depression, irritability or frustration | 3.1. Control of emotions: aspects related to the control of states of tension associated with emotional experience 3.2. Impulse control: aspects related to the ability to maintain control of one’s own behavior even in situations of discomfort, conflict, and danger | Growing up in mindfulness Bingo of emotions | ||
| Personal and/or professional responsibility | 4. Strategic vision and open-mindedness: ability to predict different possible scenarios and generate solutions for each of them. Intellectual nature in the face of new ideas, values, feelings and interests | 4.1. Openness to experience: aspects of open-mindedness favorable to novelty, to the ability to consider everything from different perspectives, and to favorable openness to different values, styles, ways of life, and cultures 4.2. Openness to culture: interested in staying informed and knowledge | Personality poker | |
| 5. Thoroughness: cognitive ability that measures meticulous attitude, attention to detail, and reliability | 5.1. Conscientiousness: aspects related to reliability, meticulousness, and love of order 5.2. Perseverance: persistence and tenacity with which tasks undertaken are carried out and not failing to keep promises | Neuroparty | ||
| Motivation | 6. Intrinsic Motivation: Behavior driven by internal rewards, which arises from the subject themselves and not from external factors | 6.1. Intrinsic motivation: conducting an activity not for a separate result, but for its inherent satisfaction 6.2. Learning strategies: processes of acquiring and storing information and course concepts are optimized by students’ operations and actions | MLSQ-SF- adapted |
| Soft skill | Soft skill dimension | Soft skill Components | Trained by | Soft skill measurement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emotional self-management | 1. Energy: inherent in a confident and enthusiastic view of multiple aspects of life, mainly of an interpersonal nature | 1.1. Dominance: aspects related to the ability to impose oneself, to excel, to assert one’s own influence over others 1.2. Dynamism: energetic behaviors, ease of speech, enthusiasm | Personality poker | Big five questionnaire ( |
| 2. Affability: altruistic concern and emotional support for others | 2.1. Cooperation: ability to understand and work with the problems of others 2.2. Cordiality: affability, trust, and openness to others | Social skill game | ||
| 3. Emotional Stability: the ability to cope with the negative effects of anxiety, depression, irritability or frustration | 3.1. Control of emotions: aspects related to the control of states of tension associated with emotional experience 3.2. Impulse control: aspects related to the ability to maintain control of one’s own behavior even in situations of discomfort, conflict, and danger | Growing up in mindfulness Bingo of emotions | ||
| Personal and/or professional responsibility | 4. Strategic vision and open-mindedness: ability to predict different possible scenarios and generate solutions for each of them. Intellectual nature in the face of new ideas, values, feelings and interests | 4.1. Openness to experience: aspects of open-mindedness favorable to novelty, to the ability to consider everything from different perspectives, and to favorable openness to different values, styles, ways of life, and cultures 4.2. Openness to culture: interested in staying informed and knowledge | Personality poker | |
| 5. Thoroughness: cognitive ability that measures meticulous attitude, attention to detail, and reliability | 5.1. Conscientiousness: aspects related to reliability, meticulousness, and love of order 5.2. Perseverance: persistence and tenacity with which tasks undertaken are carried out and not failing to keep promises | Neuroparty | ||
| Motivation | 6. Intrinsic Motivation: Behavior driven by internal rewards, which arises from the subject themselves and not from external factors | 6.1. Intrinsic motivation: conducting an activity not for a separate result, but for its inherent satisfaction 6.2. Learning strategies: processes of acquiring and storing information and course concepts are optimized by students’ operations and actions | MLSQ-SF- adapted |
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