In the traditional higher education sphere, AAC&U's "Essential Learning Outcomes" (ELO 2012) and the Lumina Foundation sponsored "Degree Qualifications Profile" (DQP 2014) both set forth, in different ways, concrete expectations for student learning that include what symbolic translation and its infusions is about. Both…

The Federal Workforce Investment Act (WIA), Title II: Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (AEFLA) provides funding for states and territories to provide instruction in English as a Second Language (ESL), Adult Basic Education (ABE), and Adult Secondary Education (ASE) to adults in need of these literacy services. California State Budget Act…

Discusses instructional development for human resource development and performance improvement programs that optimize business results. Identifies and defines five key variables: instructional approach, learner role, learning objective, intended outcome, and expected behavior; that can inform the most relevant instructional methods to create a…

This paper chronicles the steps, methods, and presents hypothetical results of quantitative and qualitative studies being conducted to develop a Generalized Expertise Measure (GEM). Per Hinkin (1995), the stages of scale development are domain and item generation, content expert validation, and pilot test. Content/face validity and internal…

This document contains work force development learning objectives formulated from focus and DACUM (Developing a Curriculum) groups conducted by members of the professional development workgroup coordinated by the National Association of Workforce Development Professionals (NAWDP). Included are general objectives based on areas of responsibility…

Describes the use of self-instructional materials for teaching dental technology. Training Technology is issued twice yearly as a supplement to Educational Technology Magazine. (GB)

New programs offer fresh opportunities to create new careers with potential for disadvantaged adults to grow and develop. This publication describes some practical ways to view jobs in determining whether to restructure to form new opportunities. The process of task analysis involves identification of the duties, taks, and elements of the job…

This manual presents a training program developed from an assessment of what the manpower counselor must be able to do based upon the overall goals of manpower training. The training package is divided into eight general competency areas: counseling techniques (individual and group), staff relationships. client information and referral services,…

Alternative instructional designs and delivery systems for adult training are described in a collection of presentations from the National Workshop on Canada Manpower Training. Most are based on experience of the Saskatchewan NewStart program and of the Training Research and Development Station, Saskatchewan. Presentations cover in detail…

This guide, part of a series of workplace-developed materials for retraining factory workers, provides teaching materials for a workplace course in writing memos. The course covers recognizing the audience for a memo, identifying the topic, organizing the writing using four steps (think, write, review, correct) writing complete sentences, using…

This guide, part of a series of workplace-developed materials for retraining factory workers, provides teaching materials for a workplace course in writing accurate, sequential, and clear instructions. The course covers identifying the goal and purpose of the instructions, deciding the best method for presenting the instructions, using clear and…

This guide, part of a series of workplace-developed materials for retraining factory workers, provides teaching materials for a workplace course in report writing skills for technical staff. The course has been designed to help new engineers with all aspects of report writing. It covers the outline and structure of reports, brainstorming,…

This document contains samples of work specific curricula for the basic level (I) and advanced level (II) of the safety section of the Auburn University (Alabama) Demonstration project in adult education. The samples consist of instructor manuals and student books. Content of each instructor manual--one for level I and another for level…

This guide, part of a series of workplace-developed materials for retraining factory workers, provides teaching materials for a workplace mathematics course. The course is a review of basic number concepts focused on helping participants to understand the meaning of numbers and arithmetic operations. The introductory materials include a course…

This workplace skills course on charts and graphs in the workplace is intended to teach students to read and make tables and graphs, make projections from charts/graphs, see trends and draw conclusions from charts/graphs and calculate totals, averages, and percentages. Introductory material includes objectives, topics, methods, and materials. The…