Abstract
Our research team examined how the system of generic skill development can be incorporated into the academic context and started a demonstration experiment of a learning program called a common program in the second semester of 2010. The configuration of one common program is preliminary learning, PBL and reflection. An e-portfolio system was developed for objective setting and integral evaluation and improvement thereof in the processes of learning generic skills experientially through the common program, and for support for learning for spiral improvements through changes over time with repeated learning. For the functional design of the system, we identified the need for higher accuracy of monitoring and self-assessment of individual student activities in order for continuous improvement of generic skills and developed functions to support this. This article first describes 3 elements: a learning model built for development of generic skills, a common program for implementation of the learning model and an e-portfolio system to support learning in the common program. Then the effects in these generic skill development efforts are explored based on results of the demonstration experiment.
