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Kruger, Michael J. – Performance and Instruction, 1986
Explores implications of subjective factors that influence rating processes upon which formal performance appraisal systems are based and presents a strategy for addressing this problem which utilizes the critical incident method to focus objectively on employee behavior. A performance feedback worksheet to be utilized with this appraisal method…
Descriptors: Behavior, Critical Incidents Method, Evaluation Methods, Job Performance

Sternberg, Robert J.; And Others – American Psychologist, 1995
Explores the use of common sense testing and measurement as a means of predicting real-world performance. The authors discuss practical versus book knowledge, examine several empirical studies of practical intelligence, describe tacit knowledge and the instruments used for testing it, and present findings from a tacit knowledge research program.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Experience, Intelligence Quotient, Intelligence Tests
Duncan, Charles S. – Performance and Instruction, 1985
Discusses the military's use of job aids to address the following problems: how to put more training into instructional programs without increasing course length; how to save training development time and money without sacrificing student achievement; how to reduce training products; and how to increase short- and long-term performance. (MBR)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Instructional Design, Instructional Materials, Job Performance

Gmelch, Walter H. – Theory into Practice, 1983
This article explores linkages between stress and effective job performance: while too much stress can lead to burnout, too little stressful stimulation can result in boredom. Generating the proper amount of stress for optimal job performance is discussed. (PP)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Burnout, Goal Orientation, Job Performance

Harrison, William C.; Peterson, Kent D. – Urban Review, 1986
Describes the characteristics of a statewide principal evaluation system. Even when an evaluation system is detailed, specific, and statewide, inconsistencies develop because of the special nature of principals' work. The system breaks down in the sampling of performance and outputs, and in the communication of negative feedback. (PS)
Descriptors: Administrator Evaluation, Data Collection, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
Croft, Diane L. – Popular Computing, 1985
Describes ways in which speech synthesizers and adaptive software for microcomputers enable visually impaired office workers and professionals to use computers in much the same way as their sighted colleagues. Several speech synthesizers and computer programs are described, as well as experiences of blind persons in a variety of positions. (MBR)
Descriptors: Braille, Computer Software, Costs, Design

Sundstrom, Eric; And Others – American Psychologist, 1990
Explores applications of work teams and proposes an analytic framework for team effectiveness. Presents the following applications: (1) advice and involvement; (2) production and service; (3) projects and development; and (4) action and negotiation. Depicts team effectiveness as interdependent with organizational context, boundaries, and team…
Descriptors: Group Dynamics, Industrial Psychology, Job Performance, Labor Relations
Kavanagh, Michael J.; And Others – 1987
A classification scheme for job performance measurement was developed by the Air Force Human Resources Laboratory (AFHRL) for development of individual job performance measures to validate Air Force selection and classification procedures. The job performance literature indicates that previous research relied heavily on broad-based generic…
Descriptors: Classification, Evaluation Criteria, Job Performance, Measurement Techniques

1996
This document consists of three papers presented at a symposium on expertise in organizations moderated by Ross Azevedo at the 1996 conference of the Academy of Human Resource Development (AHRD). "How Individual Expertise May Be Socially Constructed: A Literature Review" (Abney V. Gleespen) looks at the research to determine the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Goal Orientation, Helping Relationship, Human Resources
Duttweiler, Patricia Cloud; Ramos-Cancel, Maria L. – 1986
This document is a synthesis of the current literature on performance-based incentive systems for teachers and administrators. Section one provides an introduction to the reform movement and to performance-based pay initiatives; a definition of terms; a brief discussion of funding sources; a discussion of compensation strategies; a description of…
Descriptors: Career Ladders, Elementary Secondary Education, Incentives, Job Performance
Montague, Marjorie; Lund, Kathryn A. – Illinois Schools Journal, 1988
Through self-analysis of job performance, job problem-solving groups, and self-management, special needs students learn how to take control of their actions, solve problems, make appropriate decisions, and maintain skills that will help them to be successful on the job. (BJV)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Disabilities, Employee Attitudes, Employment Problems
Renfroe, Martha Lou – 1981
This study was designed to describe the different models of Employer-Sponsored Child Care (ESCC) available to employers and child care professionals. Examples of specific child care programs sponsored by employers are described, and five ESCC models are identified: on-site and off-site centers for a single employer, off-site centers for multiple…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Childhood Needs, Day Care Centers, Employed Parents

Pack, Nancy C.; Foos, Donald D. – RQ, 1992
Outlines the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 in regard to libraries. Discusses the responsibilities libraries have in hiring disabled persons and providing services, accommodations, and telecommunications, and describes ADA compliance activities in Florida. (96 references/notes) (EA)
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Civil Rights, Compliance (Legal), Disabilities