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Thomson, Alistair C. – Educational Media International, 1985
Identifies stages in the process of educational software development: pre-specification stage in which educators identify the software's educational considerations; specification stage in which educators and programers work together to develop the program; documentation stage; field testing stage; and support stage. (MBR)
Descriptors: Courseware, Field Tests, Instructional Development, Material Development
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Bangkok (Thailand). Regional Office for Education in Asia and the Pacific. – 1988
This report documents the proceedings of a workshop designed to provide training experience for the participants in the development, distribution, and utilization of neo-literate materials relevant to the needs of rural peoples in the countries of Asia and the Pacific region. A summary of the activities and presentations made at the workshop is…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Field Tests, Foreign Countries, Games
Kemerer, Richard; Wahlstrom, Merlin – Performance and Instruction, 1984
Reviews literature on in-basket exercises, their use in assessment, and advantages in predicting managerial success. An account of the development of an in-basket exercise to assess job candidates covers design team establishment, exercise selection, task determination and material collection, scoring key development, and pilot study and field…
Descriptors: Administrator Selection, Answer Keys, Banking, Case Studies
Swiderski, Michael J. – Journal of Outdoor Education, 1982
Describes the steps in developing an instructional audiovisual presentation: (1) the conceptualization stage (identify goals and instructional objectives); (2) the planning stage (define skills and instructional sequence); and (3) the development stage (take slides, write story line, evaluate field test data, and revise). (LC)
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Behavioral Objectives, Concept Formation, Field Tests
Shuchat, Jo – 1982
A project developed and published a handbook for coordinators of nontraditional occupations (NTO) programs for adult women in postsecondary vocational-technical institutions and a guide for women considering NTO career options. Information about successful elements of postsecondary programs for adult women in NTOs was collected both from a…
Descriptors: Careers, Females, Field Tests, Guides
Tisa, Benedict – 1982
A 3-week practicum for six Congolese health/nutrition workers focused on designing a field-testing program for nutrition education materials. Using cessation of breastfeeding as the topic, a pretesting workshop was carried out during the last three weeks of November, the first two of which were given over to making arrangements, producing needed…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Communications, Field Tests, Foreign Countries
Stolovitch, Harold D. – Performance and Instruction, 1982
Focuses on learner verification and revision (LVR), a systems approach to the evaluation of instructional materials in which materials are tested with students. Using this method to adapt internationally available materials to local needs is discussed. A flow chart of the LVR adaptation process and 31 references are included. (JJD)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Field Tests, Flow Charts
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
Seyfer, Charline; Russell, James D. – Performance and Instruction, 1986
Describes Mountain Bell's Computer Managed Instruction Development project; how the computer is being used to develop any type of instruction, to assist with management of course development projects, and to direct training of course developers; project field trial goals and results; project benefits; and future project orientation. (MBR)
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programing), Costs, Decision Making, Efficiency
Andreyka, Robert E. – 1982
This project's main objective was to field test competency-based vocational education (CBVE) student learning guides developed during 1979-1981 at Ridge Vocational-Technical Center (RVTC) (Florida). The learning guides were for six programs: clerical occupations, cosmetology, heavy duty truck/bus mechanics, industrial electricity, masonry, and…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Evaluation Methods, Field Tests, Formative Evaluation
Pinellas County School Board, Clearwater, FL. – 1984
A project was undertaken to evaluate and revise Florida's existing instructional materials for use in courses in heavy duty truck and bus mechanics. The tasks addressed in the currently available student guides were compared to the state program standards. After identifying tasks that were implied in the state standards but not covered in the…
Descriptors: Auto Mechanics, Comparative Analysis, Field Tests, Instructional Material Evaluation
Ohio State Univ., Columbus. National Center for Research in Vocational Education. – 1985
Because many handicapped students leave high school without a reasonable knowledge of the world of work, a clear understanding of self in relationship to potential occupational pursuits, or a mastery of the basic skills required to function in different occupational roles, the National Center for Research in Vocational Education developed and…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Career Education, Disabilities, Emotional Disturbances
Adamsky, Richard A. – 1980
This paper reports a project centered around developing directed individualized materials (modules) to be used to prepare resource persons, change agents, and teachers to function in competency- and performance-based vocational education (PBVE) programs. It is organized in two parts. Part 1 centers around the development of modules for resource…
Descriptors: Autoinstructional Aids, Change Agents, Competency Based Education, Competency Based Teacher Education
Planning: A Qualitative Description, Analysis and Evaluation, Phase I, Commonwealth Studies Project.
Boraks, Nancy; Schumacher, Sally – 1979
In 1978 the Commonwealth of Virginia initiated a three-year plan to develop basal fourth- and seventh-grade Virginia studies materials utilizing the resources of public and private institutions. The plan involved three stages: planning (1978-79), materials development (1979-80), and field testing and revision (1980-81). This document reviews the…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Cooperative Planning, Coordination, Curriculum Development
Flugman, Bert; And Others – 1981
A curriculum development project was carried out during 1979-81 to develop a teaching tool to be used to improve interpersonal skills of disabled community college students. The emphasis was on developing skills that can be used in obtaining and maintaining employment. The main activity of the project was to prepare a field-tested manual for use…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, College Students, Community Colleges, Counseling Services