The Importance of the Communication Skills Assessment
Abstract
This paper discusses how to best assess communication skills. Because assessment and learning are intrinsically linked, the best way to learn communication skills is also described. Because of the digitization of information transfer, competencies such as the ability to convert text into a visual form and vice versa (correct image reading and interpretation) are becoming increasingly important.
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