Designed for use as a supplemental or primary teaching aid in a postsecondary office occupations class, this module on indexing personal, business, and other names consists of an instructor's guide and a student activity packet. The instructor's guide provides general instructions for using a slide/tape presentation by an individual or in a group…

Intended for instructors in occupational education programs, this catalog identifies instructional materials found to be successful for teaching specific occupational competencies identified in the Instructional Support System for Occupational Education (ISSOE) in the area of business and office education. Contents include 151 materials reporting…

Presents an overview of paperwork handling for the potential small business owner in managing office organization and procedures, business communications and business forms, and the creation, use, and storage of information. Includes suggestions for teaching paperwork management as part of business ownership and management training. (MF)

Presents guidelines for teachers in competency-based education settings to use in establishing and maintaining a system of classroom and individual student progress charts and records. Describes the development of an instructional materials file to help students become more responsible for obtaining the materials needed for each lesson. (LRA)

The Fibonacci Sequence describes a vast array of phenomena from nature. Computer scientists have discovered and used many algorithms which can be classified as applications of Fibonacci's sequence. In this article, several of these applications are considered. (PK)

Compiled from a 1980 survey requesting library science guides for elementary and secondary schools, this booklet contains numerous learning activity examples from 36 states which are presented in three main sections. The introduction contains the preface and strategies for teaching learning skills. The major part of the document focuses on using…

This clerical task simulation is designed for use in office occupations programs at the secondary level. The primary purpose is to give the student the opportunity to become familiar with the tasks and duties that may be performed by clerical personnel in a real work situation. The employee's manual provides general information for the student on…

As one of a series of curriculum guides for office education programs in Texas, this guide contains 11 units of instruction on secretarial and office administration. Each of the units contains these components: unit outline, performance chart for rating students, notes to the instructor, unit overview (content of unit with illustrations as…

Nineteen units on filing, office machines, and general office clerical occupations are presented in this teacher's guide. The unit topics include indexing, alphabetizing, and filing (e.g., business names); labeling and positioning file folders and guides; establishing a correspondence filing system; utilizing charge-out and follow-up file systems;…

This instructor's guide is designed to be used as a reference and as an aid in implementing the companion volume, a competency based curriculum guide to train legal secretaries (legal stenographers, court reporters, or law reporters). Introductory sections describe briefly the methods of identification and validation of job titles and competencies…

This set of performance objectives and assessment checklists is intended for use with regular office occupations classroom activities. Steps are discussed for implementing these competency-based materials, and a grading system is recommended for assessment. Each of the 20 validated skills, 8 recommended skills, and 1 optional skill are presented…

Designed to enrich and strengthen the students' interest and knowledge of business and the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA), this curriculum guide provides business instructors with teaching strategies and student learning activities to complement and supplement the existing instructional program. The guide consists of six sections:…

Eighteen units on office duplication practices are presented in this teacher's guide. The unit topics include the following: classroom safety; human relations in the office setting; grooming and hygiene; telephone communications; computing routine math transactions; stencil, fluid, and offset duplication; operating business machines; indexing,…

This instructor's guide and student activity packet (together with a slide/tape presentation not available here) comprise a module for the postsecondary office occupations education competency area of filing. Modules for other competency areas are available separately. The purpose stated for the module is to help students become familiar with…

The student's manual of this set consists of materials for use by individuals enrolled in an extension course in managing dental office records. Addressed in the individual units of the course are the following topics: clinical records, dental insurance, recall systems, inventory control, and financial records. Each unit contains some or all of…