What Result Did the National Association of Colleges and Employers

question 49

Multiple Choice

What result did The National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) survey of 1,000 employers find regarding competencies in new graduates from four-year universities?

• A) almost all were rated poorly on digital technology competencies
• B) graduates were rated high in critical thinking skills but low in all other competencies
• C) about half were rated not very proficient on most career readiness competencies
• D) most were rated as proficient on core career readiness competencies

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Definitions:

Calvin Cycle

A set of chemical reactions that take place in the chloroplasts of photosynthetic organisms to synthesize glucose from carbon dioxide and water, using ATP and NADPH produced in the light reactions.

Rubisco

An enzyme involved in the first major step of carbon fixation, a process by which atmospheric carbon dioxide is converted by plants to energy-rich molecules.

Photorespiration

The process that reduces the efficiency of photosynthesis in C3 plants during hot spells in summer; consumes oxygen and produces carbon dioxide through the degradation of Calvin cycle intermediates.

Rubisco

An enzyme that catalyzes the first step of carbon fixation in the process of photosynthesis.