This document outlines the steps in the process of converting military training materials in physician and dental assistant education to competency-based learning modules for use in the civilian sector. Subsections discuss the activity and any problems or issues involved for 14 steps. The 14 steps are as follow: establish liaison to obtain…

This learning module on developing a delivery system is one of nine developed for use in training administrators, teachers, and prospective teachers in the utilization of Vocational-Technical Education Consortium of States (V-TECS) catalogs of performance objectives, criteria-referenced measures, and performance guides. Readings are provided on…

A study was conducted utilizing new adult Interstate Distributive Education Curriculum Consortium (IDECC) curriculum materials to evaluate through experimental research the effectiveness of IDECC's systematic teaching approach. The study was quasi-experimental involving two levels of treatment: (1) the adult IDECC teaching approach and (2) the…

A study was conducted utilizing new postsecondary Interstate Distributive Education Curriculum Consortium (IDECC) curriculum materials to evaluate through experimental research the effectiveness of IDECC's systematic teaching approach. The study was quasi-experiential involving two levels of treatment: (1) the postsecondary IDECC teaching approach…

In developing modules for training vocational educators in nondiscriminatory practices, the authors of this paper saw a need for a new approach to competency identification--one that would enable teachers to use skills generalizable across many areas. A detailed review of the literature, from which twenty major project studies in competency…

College IV, a cluster college of Grand Valley State College (GVSC), was established to eliminate many of the traditional barriers of access to education, particularly for the working adult. This report traces the formation and evolution of this four-year liberal arts college from its planning (1972-73) to its fourth year of operation (1976-77). In…

This teaching module is designed to present guidelines for developing a child-centered reading program. Participants are shown how to utilize the information developed in previous modules in this sequence in order to structure a comprehensive, yet free and open, reading program. Emphasis is placed on the child as decision maker and the teacher as…

This competency-based teacher education cognitive development module consists of a curriculum building component. Enabling elements of the module encompass writing behavioral objectives, classifying objectives by criteria type, designing flow charts, developing assessment procedures, specifying enabling activities, and outlining module and…

The objectives of Project Mexico were to train a group of 15 community college instructors from Southern California in an interdisciplinary approach--integrating ideological, technological, and societal perspectives--to the study of Mexican culture, to produce new curriculum materials for use in community college classroom instruction, and to…

Describes the instructional materials produced and distributed by the American Association for Vocational Instructional Materials (AAVIM), an interstate organization of universities, colleges, and state divisions of vocational education, not to compete with but to supplement state work. AAVIM also publishes performance-based teacher education…

"Managing E-Learning Strategies: Design, Delivery, Implementation and Evaluation" provides readers with a broad understanding of the emerging field of e-learning and also advises readers on the issues that are critical to the success of a meaningful e-learning environment. It walks you through the various factors critical to developing, evaluating…

This report focuses on the ninth year in which the Centre for Language and Communication Studies (CLCS) at the University of Dublin Trinity College offered foreign language modules to students who were not studying a foreign language as part of their degree program. The modules are designed to develop students' communication skills for purposes of…

The development and validation of a system teaching problem-solving in pharmacotherapeutics is described. The module was developed for both small group and self-instruction using clinical cases in hypertension. Results show the method to be an effective means of teaching therapeutic information focusing on patient situations. (MSE)

The longitudinal study with second-year Chemical Engineering students (N=31) found conventionally taught courses generated study problems in the lecture and student assessment components whereas in resource-based education students confronted problems with the resource laboratory, with reference materials, with tutorials, and with student…

Examines recent developments in library and information science (LIS) in the United Kingdom. Highlights include a historical perspective; restructuring and reorganization; recruitment; modular courses; user needs; the transfer of LIS skills; new areas of LIS curriculum; distance education; and future concerns, including recruitment and links with…