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Reagan, Ronald V. – Industrial Education, 1975
The Training situation must allow for student self-effort, creativity in analysis with a latitude for increasing the student's thinking ability. The author offers five steps to take in this approach to equipment maintenance training, which utilizes a block diagram in place of logics. (Author/AJ)
Descriptors: Educational Media, Equipment Maintenance, Instructional Innovation, Job Training
Hughes, Carolyn; Rusch, Frank R. – 1989
Two adults (ages 37 and 57) with severe mental retardation in a supported employment setting (a janatorial supply company) were taught to use self-instruction in combination with multiple exemplar training to solve work-related problems. The combined strategy resulted in generalization to nontrained problems.The use of the strategy to promote…
Descriptors: Adults, Case Studies, Cognitive Processes, Generalization
Paez, Jose Miguel – Skillstech, 1985
The author states that there is a need for basic training patterned after the dual-system concept of industrial training. He also states that in order to raise the level of industrialization, stronger linkages must be developed between the different sectors of industry and the engineering and basic metals industry. (CT)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Foreign Countries, Futures (of Society), Job Training
Clark, Ruth Colvin – Training, 1986
The author presents nine typical situations where training failed to transfer and tips on how the problem could have been avoided. Situations include rocking the boat, mismatching courses and needs, supervisory slipups, losing track of what training employees need, and no help applying skills back on the job. (CT)
Descriptors: Job Skills, Job Training, Needs Assessment, Problem Solving
Kelley, Ann I.; And Others – Training and Development Journal, 1985
Discusses seven strategies that program developers and trainers can use to produce more rapid acquisition, retention, and transfer of work skills, including: discover basic skills and concepts; analyze, define, and field test; produce and verify mastery; teach basic skills and general principles; teach trainees both correct and incorrect examples;…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Field Tests, Job Skills, Job Training
Bruhn, Gay; And Others – Performance and Instruction, 1984
Describes instructional development process applied to the design, production, implementation, and evaluation of a computer simulation designed to provide troubleshooting practice for individuals who maintain and install large digital telephone switches. The major organizational benefits resulting from use of the simulation are discussed. (MBR)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Electronic Technicians, Instructional Design
Gayeski, Diane M. – Performance and Instruction, 1988
Presents a decision model for selecting interactive media formats to solve human performance problems in organizations. Training problems and motivational problems are discussed, change strategies and assessment of values and aptitudes are described, and case studies that apply the decision model are included. (LRW)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Change Strategies, Improvement Programs, Incentives
Johnson, Scott D. – 1987
A two-part study examined the relationship between technical troubleshooting behavior and the level of expertise of service technicians who diagnose faulty equipment. The first investigation addressed the differences in the knowledge base that troubleshooters bring to a problem. A group of five novice troubleshooters and five experts was given…
Descriptors: Auto Mechanics, Electricity, Electronics, Job Skills
Dede, Christopher – Educational Communication and Technology Journal, 1987
Discusses the use of artificial intelligence to improve occupational instruction in complex subjects with high performance goals, such as those required for high-technology jobs. Highlights include intelligent computer assisted instruction, examples in space technology training, intelligent simulation environments, and the need for adult training…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Aerospace Education, Artificial Intelligence, Behavioral Objectives
Agran, Martin; Moore, Stephen C. – 1994
Individuals with significant disabilities who have been trained to enter independent employment often depend too much on their job coaches. This guide describes strategies to enhance the problem-solving skills of learners with mental retardation by teaching them to use self-instruction or self-directed verbal commands. It details procedures for…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Group Instruction, Individual Instruction, Job Skills
Baldwin, Robert D. – 1978
For more than twenty years controversy has existed in the Armed Forces over the kind of knowledge and training electronic maintenance technicians should have. The Navy and Air Force have conducted research projects in this area, and for the Army the Human Resources Research Organization (HumRRO) has developed several methods to improve the…
Descriptors: Armed Forces, Competency Based Education, Curriculum Development, Educational Theories
Cheverton, Sarah – 1992
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and the U.S. Congress have improved the quality, effectiveness, and integrity of the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA). A basic skills improvement program funded by the DOL was implemented in two Shenandoah Valley, Virginia, worksites. Several implications for managing the changes within JTPA related…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Employment Patterns, Job Training, Labor Force Development
Bowen, Uvelia S. A.; And Others – 1971
The book is intended as a relevant teaching tool for schools, churches, and other social agencies interested in upgrading the service occupations. It was developed from the experience of the Household Employment Association for Reevaluation and Training (HEART) in developing such a program into a non-profit, licensed, private trade school which…
Descriptors: Adult Educators, Career Counseling, Case Studies, Community Education
Stein, Sondra G. – 1983
The Women's Educational and Vocational Enrichment program (WEAVE) has been conducted in two poor sections of Boston to help women move from dependence on welfare to gainful employment. Most of the women served by the program are black and most have not finished high school. About 42 percent of the women have never had paid employment, while most…
Descriptors: Blacks, Competency Based Education, Disadvantaged, Economically Disadvantaged
Varner, Walter E.; Newcombe, Ellen I. – 1982
This manual is designed to help supervisors perform their duties, whether in the public or private sector or in a community organization. It provides information to help supervisors understand the individuals with whom they work, orient new workers to their jobs, plan and organize the work to be performed, assign and monitor tasks, conduct…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Adolescents, Competence, Crew Leaders