Results of this paper were discussed in part at the meeting of the American Psychological Association (San Francisco, September 1968)

OBJECTIVES OF THIS STUDY WERE TO COMPARE THE LEARNING OF PIANO KEYBOARD SKILLS BY CONVENTIONAL INSTRUCTION AND BY AN "ELECTRONIC KEYBOARD TUTOR" (EKT) DEVICE, BOTH PROVIDING MONITORING, AND IMMEDIATE FEEDBACK. THE EKT PROVIDES VISUAL FEEDBACK ONLY--IT IS A SYSTEM OF ELECTRIC SWITCHES CONNECTED TO A PIANO KEYBOARD. EDUCATION STUDENTS INITIALLY AT…

Developed to assist vocational agricultural mechanics students in learning to be tractor mechanics, this curriculum guide contains all the student competency sheets which comprise this competency-based curriculum. These competency sheets are categorized under sixteen instructional units. The first two units cover employment opportunities and…

Results of a one-year research program to study maintenance procedures for operating mechanical equipment were based on the determination of--(1) the present condition and level of performance of operating mechanical equipment, (2) the problems encountered by school administrators and custodial engineers pertaining to operating mechanical…

This is the report of a study designed to develop and test methods of deriving, directly from an analysis of the system or its surrogate, an effective and economical set of skills and knowledge for operating and maintaining a weapon system. Two methods for analyzing electronic weapon systems were developed, one method for the operator task and one…

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)

The validity of the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) in predicting mechanical job performance was studied with 891 automotive and 522 helicopter mechanics. The mechanical maintenance component of the ASVAB predicted hands-on performance, job knowledge, and training grades quite well, but experience was more predictive of…

Technology's ability to cross the border between liberal learning and practical knowledge is a compelling argument for its place in the curriculum. A review of its evolution from manual training through industrial arts to technology education provides the basis for a curriculum framework structured around the tension between technological literacy…

Part of an ongoing study to provide information for curriculum development and the institution of agricultural education programs to meet manpower demands in Montana, Phase II concerns itself with the judgments, skills, and attitudes needed to qualify for available jobs in agri-business and agricultural production. Each report is a composite of…

An exploratory study examined the feasibility of constructing benchmark scales on the dimensions of Air Force Task difficulty and task aptitude for tasks in Air Force mechanical and electronics job areas. It was determined that small numbers of work supervisors and behavioral scientists can achieve high interrater agreement on the dimensions of…

Reports on the winning tool creations by 1,300 fourth-, fifth-, and sixth-grade students in the 1997 Craftsman/NSTA Young Inventors Awards Program. Students had to use mechanical and science process skills to design and build tools to meet their needs in solving a problem. The winning entry was a calibrated angle and depth scissors. (AIM)

This article considers the discourses used by students, mainstream lecturers and academic development lecturers in their evaluations of language interventions at Technikon Natal from 1991 to 2002. The discourses under scrutiny are those of academic literacy: the beliefs, attitudes, values and norms necessary for "epistemological access to…

The 73 tests included in this bibliography are aptitude tests for specific occupations that require some level of manual dexterity for successful performance. Many of the tests measure manual and finger dexterity, abstract, verbal, and numeric reasoning, and motor coordination. Some of these tests are work samples requiring manipulation of actual…

The implementation and subsequent evaluation of the PLATO IV system in an Air Force vehicular maintenance training program are described. Outcomes of this project, which was designed to test the effectiveness of the PLATO IV instructional system in a technical training environment, indicate that PLATO could be successfully incorporated into the…

This teacher's guide is designed to accompany the Tractor Mechanic Competency Based Education (CBE) Curriculum (CE 022 480). The following information is included: a discussion of the uses of the Tractor Mechanic CBE curriculum; definitions of related terms; the table of contents for the Tractor Mechanic CBE curriculum; a list of competencies by…