This report describes a project designed to provide a cost effective centralized data collection, analysis, and retrieval system to handle all data on adult basic education (ABE) clients and staff personnel for all adult learning sites in Massachusetts for reporting, research, and evaluation purposes at local and State levels. This report is…

Goals, objectives, activities, and accomplishments of the guidance component of Project CAREER (Computer Assisted Research for Educational Relevance) are documented in the report. The purpose of the component was to develop a series of transportable models for enhancing career awareness, career exploration, and career-skill development at the…

Designed to aid in the orientation of personnel newly assigned to the Office of Manpower Utilization (OMU), Marine Corps Headquarters, this manual provides a brief overview of Marine Corps Task Analysis (TA) by presenting the basic steps in this process, which are (1) construct a task inventory, (2) administer self-report inventory, (3) analyze,…

This report provides technical information on an on-line student registration system developed by Montgomery College. Part I, Systems Development, describes the background, objectives and benefits, system design, and reports generated by the system. Part II, Operating Instructions, describes input forms, registration system functions, file…

TRACE is a system for conducting followup surveys of high school graduates using a stratified random sampling model. Developed and tested in the State of California, the system has been approved as an alternate method that districts may use to obtain data for State-required vocational education reports. Intended for administrators at the school or…

With so many systems to choose from and the numerous benefits they afford, placement officials can no longer ignore the possibility of computers on campus. This article describes five computer-based career guidance systems which may be applicable on the college level. (Author)

Describes CHOICES, an interactive, computerized career exploration system developed by the Canada Employment and Immigration Commission to assist people in making career decisions. (Author)

A short time ago, the computer was a concept of the future which scared many and amazed even more. Now a reality, the computer has become as common on the placement front as the interview. The computer's value to placement is discussed. (Author)

To help you keep current in the ever-changing world of teaching. (Editor)

The use of the computer to establish a set of consistent terms when translating legal and technical texts in Swedish, Finnish and English is discussed. (RW)

This first in a series of articles outlines general requirements (flexibility, compatibility and control, response time and volume, searching, data entry); functional requirements (acquisitions, circulation, departmental subscriptions, internal and external reports, interlibrary loan, journals/serials, codes, patron); and use of the data…

Using computers to provide diagnosis and remediation in mathematics is emphasized. Some essential features of technology-supported learning environments are discussed, as well as features that facilitate their use. Illustrated is a computer environment for learning algebra. (MNS)

Describes the evolution of the Maine career information delivery system and the cooperation between state agencies to deliver high quality and timely career information. (JOW)

General and special purpose database programs are appropriate for inventory control at the school building level. A fixed asset equipment inventory example illustrates the feasibility of computerized inventory control. (MLF)