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Robison, Melinda A.; Mann, Tracie B.; Ingvarsson, Einar T. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2020
The Preschool Life Skills program is an intervention package designed to teach functional skills to prevent problem behavior in typically developing children. The purpose of the current study was to evaluate the effects of the instructional package (renamed "Life Skills") with children with developmental disabilities. The program…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Daily Living Skills, Developmental Disabilities, Friendship
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Davlin-Pater, Christina; Rosencrum, Elisabeth – Athletic Training Education Journal, 2019
Context: Athletic training programs are required to incorporate the development of many foundational skills and behaviors into the curriculum. Athletic training students must develop soft skills such as effective communication, exhibiting empathy, dependability, and integrity, which are all associated with quality athletic trainers. Objective: To…
Descriptors: Skill Development, Athletics, Allied Health Occupations Education, Introductory Courses
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Penrod, Catherine B.; Tucker, Mary; Hartman, Katherine B. – Journal of Instructional Pedagogies, 2017
Employers, higher education faculty, and accrediting bodies value communication as an important entry-level job skill. Unfortunately, research indicates that college graduates have inadequate communication skills and, in particular, lack strong business writing acumen. The ways business communication is taught, integrated, and assessed varies by…
Descriptors: Business Communication, Communication Skills, Writing Skills, Skill Development
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Isaias, Pedro; Issa, Tomayess; Pena, Nuno – Journal of Information Systems Education, 2014
When developing and working with various types of devices from a supercomputer to an iPod Mini, it is essential to consider the issues of Human Computer Interaction (HCI) and Usability. Developers and designers must incorporate HCI, Usability and user satisfaction in their design plans to ensure that systems are easy to learn, effective,…
Descriptors: Thinking Skills, Information Systems, Skill Development, Units of Study
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Isaias, Pedro; Issa, Tomayess – Education and Information Technologies, 2014
This paper aims to examine the value of communication skills learning process through various assessments in Information Systems (IS) postgraduate units in Australia and Portugal. Currently, communication skills are indispensable to students in expanding their social networks and their knowledge at university and in the future workplace, since…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Information Systems, Higher Education, Action Research
Dowd, E. Thomas; Chick, Joyce M., Ed. – 1982
This self-instructional module, one volume of a series of competency-based modules in human relations skills for occupational specialists, is designed to help the specialist better understand how to use basic human relations skills with students and others. Other modules in this set of three are Human Relations Skills in Individual Interactions…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Competency Based Education, Counseling Techniques, Counselor Training
Bowland, Jeanne M.; Chick, Joyce M., Ed. – 1982
This self-instructional module, one volume of a series of competency-based modules in human relations skills for occupational specialists, is designed to help the specialist develop an understanding of the importance of group dynamics in vocational development and decision making. Other modules in this set of three are Human Relations Skills in…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Competency Based Education, Counselor Role, Counselor Training
Hoffman, Fae E.; And Others – 1974
The guide provides a group of guiding, exploring activities which address adult student needs for utilization of career materials in the learning process. Activities are presented as suggestions for incorporating career awareness into the teacher's ongoing curriculum. Each career development activity has been placed in one of four curriculum…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Career Awareness
Holt, Sharyn; And Others – 1990
This color-coded guide provides a generic core employment skills and attitudes guide for special needs students that is appropriate for use in all occupational areas. The units should facilitate the mainstreaming of students with a wide variety of handicapping and disadvantaged conditions. The units are self-paced and contain hands-on materials,…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Employment Interviews, Employment Potential, Entry Workers
Catonsville Community Coll., MD. – 1995
This curriculum guide was developed and updated for a 2-year project conducted to improve the productivity of the work force through improvement of literacy skills in the workplace by providing instruction to employees in the printing industry in the Baltimore (Maryland) metropolitan area; Carroll County and Charles County, Maryland; and York,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Communication Skills
Coste, Daniel; And Others – 1976
This document on the threshold level in French is the result of a project commissioned by the Council of Europe to produce a system of units in foreign language instruction for adults in Europe. The "threshold level" is conceived as the compilation of knowledge and skills a person would need in order to express oneself simply but…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Communication Skills, Communicative Competence (Languages), Course Objectives
Crockett, Carolyn; And Others – 1990
This color-coded guide provides a curriculum and competency-based materials to help teachers teach job-seeking and job retention skills. The materials can be localized, personalized, and supplemented by teachers to fit the needs of students, area of study, and individual teaching and learning styles. The five units in the guide cover the…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Classroom Techniques, Communication Skills, Competence
Oregon State Dept. of Education, Salem. Career and Vocational Education Section. – 1977
This curriculum guide on electrical occupations is designed to provide eleventh and twelfth grade teachers with the educational specifications for specific knowledge and skills that will qualify students for entry-level employment in five electrical occupational areas: inside electrician, outside electrician, electronics assembler, electrical…
Descriptors: Appliance Repair, Behavioral Objectives, Career Education, Communication Skills
Oklahoma State Board of Vocational and Technical Education, Stillwater. Curriculum and Instructional Materials Center. – 1988
This module on effective communication is one of a series of modules designed to help teach students to become more self-sufficient in their personal and professional lives. This module contains teacher and student materials that are planned to help students become more relaxed, prepared, and confident when using written and verbal communications.…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Classroom Techniques, Communication Apprehension, Communication Skills