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Parish, Jane A.; Karisch, Brandi B. – Journal of Extension, 2013
Item analysis can serve as a useful tool in improving multiple-choice questions used in Extension programming. It can identify gaps between instruction and assessment. An item analysis of Mississippi Master Cattle Producer program multiple-choice examination responses was performed to determine the difficulty of individual examinations, assess the…
Descriptors: Test Items, Item Analysis, Multiple Choice Tests, Extension Education
Research and Curriculum Unit, 2007
Secondary vocational-technical education programs in Mississippi are faced with many challenges resulting from sweeping educational reforms at the national and state levels. Schools and teachers are increasingly being held accountable for providing true learning activities to every student in the classroom. This accountability is measured through…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Secondary School Curriculum, Academic Standards, Job Skills
Cantrell, Steve; Conway, Scott; Jack, Linda; Stuckey, Dan – Research and Curriculum Unit, 2007
Secondary vocational-technical education programs in Mississippi are faced with many challenges resulting from sweeping educational reforms at the national and state levels. Schools and teachers are increasingly being held accountable for providing true learning activities to every student in the classroom. This accountability is measured through…
Descriptors: Foods Instruction, Curriculum Design, State Legislation, Agricultural Education
Bennett, Aaron; Chaney, David; Cole, Ted; Sumrall, Billy; White, Andy – Research and Curriculum Unit, 2006
Secondary vocational-technical education programs in Mississippi are faced with many challenges resulting from sweeping educational reforms at the national and state levels. Schools and teachers are increasingly being held accountable for providing true learning activities to every student in the classroom. This accountability is measured through…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Agricultural Education, Academic Standards, Active Learning
Mississippi Research and Curriculum Unit for Vocational and Technical Education, State College. – 1995
This document, which is intended for use by community and junior colleges throughout Mississippi, contains curriculum frameworks for the course sequences in the agricultural business and management technology programs cluster. Presented in the introductory section are a framework of courses and concentrations, a description of the program, and…
Descriptors: Agribusiness, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Production
Mississippi Research and Curriculum Unit for Vocational and Technical Education, State College. – 1995
This document, which reflects Mississippi's statutory requirement that instructional programs be based on core curricula and performance-based assessment, contains outlines of the instructional units required in local instructional management plans and daily lesson plans for agriculture business and management (ABM) I and II. Presented first are a…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Agribusiness, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Engineering
Mississippi Research and Curriculum Unit for Vocational and Technical Education, State College. – 1995
This document, which reflects Mississippi's statutory requirement that instructional programs be based on core curricula and performance-based assessment, contains outlines of the instructional units required in local instructional management plans and daily lesson plans for agriculture production I and II. Presented first are a program…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Agribusiness, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Engineering
Mississippi State Dept. of Education, Jackson. Office of Vocational, Technical and Adult Education. – 1989
Standardized vocational education course titles and core contents are provided for two courses in Mississippi: agriculture, grades seven and eight. The first course contains the following units: (1) agricultural careers; (2) leadership and Future Farmers of America (FFA); (3) public speaking; (4) parliamentary procedures; (5) introduction to…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Machinery, Agricultural Occupations, Agricultural Production