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Musgrave, C. Thomas; Fifield, Marvin – Journal of Special Education Technology, 1981
The instructional module was field-tested with two teachers and their junior high school EMR students. Based on the scores of pretests and posttests of self-concept, the students viewed their own behavior more positively. (Author/SB)
Descriptors: Junior High Schools, Learning Modules, Material Development, Mild Mental Retardation
Espy, John; And Others – 1979
A project was conducted to field test selected first- and second-year courses in a postsecondary nuclear quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) technician curriculum and to develop the teaching/learning modules for seven technical specialty courses remaining in the QA/QC technician curriculum. The field testing phase of the project involved the…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Curriculum Research, Energy
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Kaplan, Carol B.; Bortz, Richard F. – Journal of Career Education, 1981
The authors suggest a structure for introducing entrepreneurship in junior high career education activities and extending these concepts in secondary vocational programs. Also presents results of field testing a series of 36 entrepreneurship training competencies for secondary vocational students. (CT)
Descriptors: Career Education, Competency Based Education, Field Tests, Junior High School Students
Mercer, Walter A. – 1980
Five modules were designed for use with preservice teachers to prepare them to work in desegregated schools. The modules are (1) Racism in American Education, (2) The Roles of the State Colleges and Universities, Accrediting Agencies, and Public Schools in School Desegregation Processes, (3) Incorporating Multi-Ethnic Content, (4) Affirming,…
Descriptors: Course Content, Course Descriptions, Higher Education, Instructional Materials
Alabama Univ., Birmingham. School of Community and Allied Health. – 1980
A project investigated the use of self-paced modules to increase the sophistication of financial management, health economics, and quantitative methods as taught in graduate programs in health services administration. The first major activity of the project was a national workshop devoted to (1) developing and sharing modules; (2) using modern…
Descriptors: Administrators, Economics, Educational Cooperation, Graduate Study
Bromley, Bud – 1980
A study was conducted to develop a performance-based instructional program in electronic data processing (DP) and to identify the DP tasks within various occupational titles. In order to meet these objectives, task lists from various sources were sorted and merged into a final detailed list of tasks and subtasks, under the guidance of an advisory…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Computers, Curriculum Development, Data Processing
Gorelick, Molly C.; Clark, E. Audrey – 1981
To develop a comprehensive nutrition education program for preschool children, staff, families, and the community, a 2-year research and development project consisting of four components was implemented. For the first project component, non-sequenced, single-concept lessons geared to the cognitive, affective, and action characteristics of…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Community Involvement, Early Childhood Education, Field Tests
Franc, Lillian H.; And Others – 1978
This book is designed as a basic text for gaining an understanding of competency-based education. Part one presents an overview of competency-based teacher education focusing in particular on the instructional component. An outline of the general characteristics of competency-based programs is followed by a summary of the social and historical…
Descriptors: Competency Based Teacher Education, Diagnostic Teaching, Individual Instruction, Inservice Teacher Education
Beach, David P. – 1981
The goal of a project was to develop an instructional model and guidance system for helping economically disadvantaged youth more effectively prepare for successful employment. Critical affective work competencies (Neat/Orderly/Personal Appearance/Manner and Pleasant/Friendly/Cheerful) were identified from data collected during a pilot…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Affective Behavior, Career Education, Curriculum Development
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Brotherton, Bob, Ed.; And Others – Education and Training, 1995
Seven articles on hospitality management training discuss the following: computerized management games for restaurant manager training, work placement, real-life exercises, management information systems in hospitality degree programs, modular programming, service quality concepts in the curriculum, and General National Vocational Qualifications…
Descriptors: Dining Facilities, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Hospitality Occupations
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Benschoter, Reba A.; And Others – Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions, 1991
The Getting Started Together project is a 48-hour curriculum to enhance health care professionals' abilities to work with handicapped and at-risk infants and toddlers and their families. The curriculum was packaged into 10 self-instructional videocassette modules for people who are unable to attend classroom sessions. (JOW)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Allied Health Occupations, At Risk Persons, Curriculum Development
Nasoetion, N.; And Others – 1976
The primary purpose of this project was to develop model evaluation procedures that could be applied to large educational undertakings in Indonesia. Three programs underway in Indonesia were selected for the development of evaluation models: the Textbook-Teacher Upgrading Project, the Development School Project, and the Examinations (Item Bank)…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Gillespie, Wilma B. – 1981
A project was conducted to develop and field test comptency-based modules of a Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) Student Manual, to write a descriptive report about the process of developing the manual, and to evaluate both these products and the infusion process through descriptive research. Following development, 11 modules were…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Competence, Competency Based Education, Curriculum Development
Hamilton, James B.; And Others – 1977
Documenting the processes and procedures, this report reviews phases of development, testing, and revision of 100 modules in a set of performance-based teacher education (PBTE) curricular materials. The first of two chapters discusses the need to develop a professional development program for vocational education teachers. A two-phase process is…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Cooperative Planning, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation
Mallory, Alva E., Jr.; Holder, Todd – 1978
A CETA youth project was designed to provide training in vocational awareness, self-awareness, coping skills, job skills, employability skills, career planning, and remedial reading. Over 500 youth between 14-21 were involved and many received computer interactional career training in coordination with an individualized career class. Significant…
Descriptors: Career Development, Career Exploration, Career Planning, Computer Assisted Instruction