Developed at Auburn University, Alabama, and based on Adult Performance Level (APL) research conducted at the University of Texas, the two teaching modules for adult career education in this curriculum guide are for the health and for the consumer economics curriculum areas. Focus is on development of basic skills in communication, problem…

This guide was developed by the Albany area schools in recognition of the different needs, learning rates, and abilities of students. Three major areas of mathematics (computational skills and concepts, problem solving, and measurement) are included. A master list of competencies and performance indicators is given, as well as a list of…

This document provides a technical model of the preemployment skills area of the Youth Employment Competency System that service delivery areas (SDAs) are required to operate under the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA). The model is intended as a program development aid to SDA staff and JTPA service providers. Section I deals primarily with the…

Twenty-one competency based instructional units are included in this solid-state electrical controls curriculum which is designed to upgrade the skills of coal mine electricians who work with mining equipment that has solid-state electrical controls. Each unit contains one or more student competency sheets with necessary attachments or handouts,…

This document is intended to help teachers prepare students to perform the duties of any member of a surveying party, including those of party chief, in the field and in the office. It contains instructional units on introduction to surveying, safety, horizontal measurements, vertical measurements, angles and directions, angular measurements,…

In response to the legislature's mandate to develop statewide curriculum standards for required subjects, this guide was developed by a statewide committee to present the content that should be taught in Business Arithmetic. It was piloted by teachers in representative school systems and subsequently revised. Eight goals for the course are listed,…

This module is the seventh of 10 modules in the competency-based electronics series. Introductory materials include a listing of competencies addressed in the module, and a cross-reference table of instructional materials. Three instructional units cover: block diagrams; board-level repairs; and component-level troubleshooting. Each unit includes…

These teacher's materials for a seven-unit course were developed to help students develop technological literacy, career exploration, and problem-solving skills relative to the communication industries. The seven units include an overview of energy and power, principles of energy and power, power production and conversion, power transmission and…

This first grade activities guide is intended for use by teachers, counselors and other guidance staff to support competency-based guidance curriculum in the elementary schools. The materials in the guide were collected from many sources and organized for use within the Georgia Guidance Curriculum Model (GGCM) framework. Curriculum activities are…

Materials contained in this career guidance unit are designed to aid ten- and eleven-year-old students in becoming effective problem solvers, and to bring to attention the relationship between an individual's values and decisions. Skill in using a simplified problem solving technique introduced in the primary grades (Decision Making, Levels…

This document, which is intended for use by community and junior colleges throughout Mississippi, contains curriculum frameworks for the course sequences in the jewelry design, fabrication, and repair program. Presented in the introduction are a framework of programs and courses, a program description, and suggested course sequence. Section I…

These teacher's materials for a seven-unit course were developed to help students develop technological literacy, career exploration, and problem-solving skills relative to the communication industries. The seven units are on an introduction to communication, verbal communication, design and sketching, drafting, graphic reproduction, photography,…

This curriculum guide is one of a number of curriculum guides developed for use in vocational home economics education in Texas. The guide is correlated closely with the essential elements prescribed by the State Board of Education. The competencies in the guide are the essential elements, and the subcompetencies are the subelements prescribed in…

Materials contained in this career guidance unit provide the eighth grade junior high school student with steps he can utilize in problem solving. The two-hour unit is designed for team presentation involving counselors (when they are available) working with teachers. Instructional sequences are outlined in terms of goal statements, performance…

These materials for a six-unit course were developed to help teachers help students develop technological literacy, career exploration, and problem-solving skills relative to the construction industry. The six units include an overview of construction, construction safety, design and planning, construction preparation, construction processes, and…