Exploring students' perspective on feedback is high on the research agenda following the comparatively lower satisfaction scores for assessment and feedback in the National Student Survey. However, limited research examines how teachers and students perceive the same feedback events in the post-secondary context. This case study fills the gap by…

A study examined the availability, cost, and usefulness of numeracy packages suitable for use in further education. Sixty-one of 590 further education (including tertiary) colleges in England, Wales, and Scotland (a 10.3 percent response rate) completed survey instruments. Relatively few books and packages were found to be widely used. Many staff…

Modules for training curriculum specialists to develop vocational education programs that respond to current needs and priorities were developed. They cover history and philosophy of vocational education as well as curriculum development, management, and evaluation. Field test results revealed that the modules increased knowledge of topics…

Describes the development of a set of modules using HyperCard for basic library skills instruction that is primarily oriented to secondary and postsecondary school library users. A research study on student searching strategies and cooperative learning is described, and the development of a student workbook on developing HyperCard stacks is…

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…

Examination of Scottish students' progression through National Certificate Modules shows that by 19, women had started and completed fewer modules; men and women tended to select different subjects at different status levels; over time, women's participation declined more rapidly; women made less use of modules to progress to higher education; and…

Focus groups with 10 technical and further education teachers implementing a lab operations training package revealed concerns about time constraints and lack of understanding about training packages. Morale was affected by the perceived lack of consultation regarding structural changes to the Australian vocational education system. Their deepest…

These papers represent the collected thoughts of the contributors to a national training and dissemination conference dealing with identifying and developing linkages between postsecondary special education and criminal justice preservice education programs in order to improve training for correctional educators working with disabled clients. The…

Difficulties associated with the DACUM (Developing a Curriculum) process of the British Columbia Ministry of Education were identified in this study. Using a task analysis of a hunter's job, a set of procedures was developed that can improve the curriculum development process and, to some extent, overcome the difficulties associated with it. The…

A needs assessment of the Grumman E-Beam Systems Group identified the requirement for additional skill mastery for the engineers who assemble, integrate, and maintain devices used to manufacture integrated circuits. Further analysis of the tasks involved led to the decision to develop interactive videodisc, computer-based job aids to enable…

Specific objectives of a project to translate V-TECS (Vocational-Technical Consortium of States) catalogs of performance objectives into viable programs of instruction ready for implementation in the secondary and postsecondary training institutions of the State of Kentucky were the following: (1) To teach selected personnel to develop…

This paper presents a model for an integrated system used for job-aiding, training, and performance assessment for persons who maintain systems of various types. The model is driven by updatable job aids, by integrated human-machine heuristics, and by an expanding matrix of maintenance activities. The model uses the job-aiding base, updated by…

Using the DACUM (Developing a Curriculum) process, the British Columbia Ministry of Education performed a task analysis of the work of recreation workers. A survey questionnaire was developed and mailed to 600 practitioners in the field; 262 were returned, with 232 of these usable. The majority of the respondents were from the Vancouver area, were…

Responses from 70 of 137 Arkansas technical institute instructors indicated that they found the Performance-Based Teacher Education module series useful, particularly those on instructional planning, special/exceptional needs, instructional evaluation, and teaching adults. Different types of instructors (trade, literacy, business, health,…

The first part of this document provides a brief account of a project to develop learning modules on the microcomputer and the microscope for use with limited English-proficient speakers of other languages who are enrolled in vocational education courses. The bulk of the document consists of appendixes presenting the modules themselves. The…