For Michigan State University Extension, the Berrien County 4-H Tractor Operator Program has provided tractor safety education to teens for over 30 years. The certification training satisfies current requirements for operation of a 20 PTO HP or greater agricultural tractor by 14- and 15-year-old youth employed on property "not" owned,…

At the Edna A. Hill Preschool Laboratories at the University of Kansas, children between the ages of two and five are being taught two kinds of precise skills, some to prepare them for the academic world and others to enable them to care for themselves more independently. Behavior analysis and application of reinforcement principles make earlier…

Discusses the use of multimedia computer-based training to effectively teach mechanical skills. Gives an example of teaching shaft alignment tasks that combines three-dimensional animations, simulations, and user interactions to allow the trainee to practice recognition and manipulation skills. (Author/LRW)

Describes the North Bay Human Development Corporation's (NBHDC) operation of the Senior Skills Center in Santa Rosa (Sonoma County) California, a CETA-funded self-help program that taps the resources of the county's older adult population to provide other seniors with second career training, counseling, job placement, and low-cost products and…

Learning activity packages are presented for instruction in tractor mechanics. The packages deal with the duties involved in maintaining the fuel system. The following fourteen learning activity packages are included: servicing fuel and air filters, servicing fuel tanks and lines, adjusting a carburetor, servicing a carburetor, servicing the…

Several intermediate performance objectives and corresponding criterion measures are listed for each of six terminal objectives for an intermediate diesel mechanics course (two semesters, 3 hours daily) designed for high school students who upon completion would be ready for an on-the-job training experience in diesel service and repair. Through…

Learning activity packages are presented for teaching tractor mechanics. The first of two sections deals with miscellaneous tasks and contains learning activity packages on cleaning the tractor and receiving new tractor parts. Section 2 is concerned with maintaining and servicing the electrical system, and it includes the following learning…

Describes an agricultural mechanics instructional program consisting of three phases: the classroom instruction phase, where basic concepts, principles, and understandings are taught; the required activities phase, where one to three skills relating to the classroom are developed; and the approved activities phase, where more in-depth skill…

Several intermediate performance objectives and corresponding criterion measures are listed for each of 12 terminal objectives for a basic diesel mechanics course. The course is designed as a two-semester (2 hour daily) course for 10th graders interested in being diesel service and repair mechanics; it would serve as the first year of a 3-year…

The general purpose of the occupational analysis is to provide workable, basic information dealing with the many and varied duties performed in the auto mechanic occupation. It identifies the broad area of skills and knowledge necessary to perform various tasks involved in diagnosis, maintenance, and repair of automotive systems. Selected…

A competency-based small engines program model and its plan of operation are explained and a sample instructional unit for the cylinder rebuild competency is provided. Competency attainment on a job profile/placement printout being developed will be shown as "go" and "no go" rather than grades. (MF)

An experiment examined effects of training task repetition on retention and transfer of maintenance skill. Five groups of 15 student Fuel and Electrical Repairmen, 630 Military Occupational Specialty, performed from zero to four repetitions on testing charging system electrical output using the 500A Sun Test Stand. Each group received test stand…

Several intermediate performance objectives and corresponding criterion measures are listed for each of 15 terminal objectives for a basic automotive body repair and refinishing course. The materials were developed for a two-semester (2 hours daily) course for organized classroom and shop experiences designed to enable the student to develop…