A model basic speech communication course is described in this paper, along with guidelines for developing and maintaining an individualized approach to the basic course. The course outline describes the university environment where the course is taught; the structure of the department offering the course; the philosophy and course objectives; the…

The course approach reported in this document provides an alternative method of attaining the departmentally-accepted general course goals for basic speech communication. This approach begins with the identification of the student's core communication competencies which, divided into component concepts and subskills, are stated as behavioral…

This module is the second of a series of three separate, but unified by process, minimodules, all of which are part of a larger set of twelve individualized performance-based modules, each based on a major competency needed by vocational administrators for effectively administering vocational education in local education agencies. The module…

The Dale Avenue Project was developed in the Dale Avenue School, Paterson, New Jersey through funding from the Elementary Secondary Education Act Title III. The project was validated in 1973 by the standards and guidelines of the U.S. Office of Education as innovative, successful, cost-effective, and exportable. As a result, the New Jersey ESEA…

The project-syllabus is an outgrowth of the individual contract system used in experiential education. It is a mass-produced contract containing experiential objectives, field resources to be tapped, a listing of topical inquiries, grading procedures, and a format for preparing reports. (Author/LBH)

This document is one of twelve individualized performance-based modules, each based on a major competency needed by vocational administrators for effectively administering vocational education in local education agencies. The module focuses on developing competency in establishing and maintaining linkages between vocational and general education…

Presented as an example of how a course of study can be prepared for a distributive education program, this booklet describes the content and development of a course in warehousing at Southwestern City Schools (Galloway, Ohio). The course of study is based on the students' present jobs and occupational expectations using the IDECC System…

This curriculum guide provides the essential elements and activities for competency-based high school diploma programs. Adult Performance Level (APL) goals and objectives are listed and correlated to appropriate curriculum content areas. The next section indicates which topics/lessons are covered in each unit or part of a unit. Lists that identify…

This module is the third of a series of three separate, but unified by process, minimodules, all of which are part of a larger set of twelve individualized performance-based modules, each based on a major competency needed by vocational administrators for effectively administering vocational education in local education agencies. The module…

One of twelve individualized performance-based modules, each based on a major competency needed by vocational administrators for effectively administering vocational education in local education agencies, this module focuses on developing competency in effective writing through the following activities: writing functional sentences that…

This minimodule is the first of a series of three separate, but unified by process, minimodules, all of which are part of a larger set of twelve individualized performance-based modules, each based on a major competency needed by vocational administrators for effectively administering vocational education in local education agencies. The module…

The Dale Avenue Project: A Performance Objective Curriculum for Prekindergarten through Third Grade, funded under 1965 Elementary Secondary Education Act Title III, is asserted to have been successful in raising the academic performance level of urban, educationally disadvantaged children to the national norm. The curriculum is divided into ten…

A competency-based instructional guide for grades 7-14, this volume is one of three parts, each of which focuses on a different instructional environment (psychomotor, cognitive, or affective) for clothing or fashion instruction, and each of which includes competencies and corresponding learning activities for each of three instructional levels.…

This module is one of twelve individualized performance-based modules, each based on a major competency needed by vocational administrators for effectively administering vocational education in local education agencies. (The modules are the result of a project designed to develop and test instructional packages for use in performance-based…

The instructional materials developed on power mechanics are based on the concept of performance objectives as organized by EPIC Diversified Systems Corporation. Objectives within the document are divided into four categories; (1) program objectives, (2) performance objectives, (3) process objectives, and (4) activities. These are categorized by a…