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Spignesi, B. – 1983
This instructional package, one in a series of individualized instructional units on automotive steering and suspension, consists of a student guide and an instructor guide dealing with automobile front-end types. Covered in the module are three common types of passenger car front suspension systems and their major components as well as two types…
Descriptors: Auto Mechanics, Behavioral Objectives, Classroom Techniques, Equipment Maintenance
Spignesi, B. – 1983
This instructional package, one in a series of individualized instructional units on automotive steering and suspension, consists of a student guide and an instructor guide dealing with prealignment checks. Covered in the module are the following steps in a prealignment check: checking the ride height of a vehicle, checking the ball joints and the…
Descriptors: Auto Mechanics, Behavioral Objectives, Classroom Techniques, Equipment Maintenance
Spignesi, B. – 1983
This instructional package, one in a series of individualized instructional units on automotive steering and suspension, consists of a student guide and an instructor guide dealing with automobile alignment and adjustment procedures. Covered in the module are identifying positive and negative cambers, positive and negative casters, and toe-ins;…
Descriptors: Auto Mechanics, Behavioral Objectives, Classroom Techniques, Equipment Maintenance
Download full textDaresh, John C. – 1987
Career opportunities for those seeking school principalships should be available if predictions are correct, yet many inexperienced principals will fail when confronted by the first challenges inherent in a position of educational leadership. This study reviews some of the major problems and issues that appear to be characteristics of the…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Administrator Guides, Administrator Role, Elementary Secondary Education
Hagman, Joseph D.; Katz, Milton S. – 1980
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…
Descriptors: Adults, Appliance Repair, Electrical Appliances, Electrical Occupations
Snow, Rufus; And Others – 1980
As a part of the REACH (Refrigeration, Electro-Mechanical, Air-Conditioning, Heating) electromechanical cluster, this student manual contains individualized instructional units in the area of refrigeration. The instructional units focus on refrigeration fundamentals, tubing and pipe, refrigerants, troubleshooting, window air conditioning, and…
Descriptors: Electrical Occupations, Electricity, Electromechanical Technology, Individualized Instruction
Garrison, Joe; And Others – 1980
As a part of the REACH (Refrigeration, Electro-Mechanical, Air-Conditioning, Heating) electromechanical cluster, this student manual contains individualized instructional units in the area of air conditioning. The instructional units focus on air conditioning fundamentals, window air conditioning, system and installation, troubleshooting and…
Descriptors: Air Conditioning, Air Conditioning Equipment, Electrical Occupations, Electricity
Comer, John C. – 1970
The purpose of this study was to investigate a test procedure to determine auto mechanic know-how. Participants were allowed to look at, feel, and smell a number of defective vehicle parts in order to identify the part, indicate its condition, decide why it failed, and decide on whether to reuse it or not. The test was divided into 10 categories…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Auto Mechanics, Biological Influences, Cognitive Ability
German Federal Inst. for Vocational Training Affairs, Berlin (Germany). – 1996
This publication provides information on occupations in industrial metalworking in the Federal Republic of Germany. Section I contains the German vocational training regulations for these occupations, including an overview of training, examinations, reorganization of the industrial metalworking trades, and characteristic features of the new…
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Foreign Countries, Foundries, Industrial Education
Bishop, Frank – 1979
This guide, developed by the Oregon Department of Education, is intended to assist the vocational teacher in designing and implementing a cluster program in industrial mechanics. It suggests teaching ideas and is aimed at high school students, as well as those wishing to enter community college, university, or apprenticeship programs. The guide is…
Descriptors: Career Education, Educational Assessment, Electrical Systems, Fluid Mechanics
A Cross-Cultural Study of Environmental Influences and Mechanical Aptitude in Several Indian Groups.
Bowd, Alan D. – 1971
Mechanical aptitude is considered to be a composite of several abilities--general intelligence, spatial, mechanical knowledge and comprehension, and relevant manual dexterity and coordination. Abilities are conceived as if organized in a hierarchical model and are assumed to develop as overlearned and generalized response patterns to particular…
Descriptors: Ability, Academic Achievement, American Indian Culture, Comparative Analysis
Townsend, Chris; And Others – Agricultural Education Magazine, 1984
Theme articles on horticulture discuss how students develop basic skills in supervised occupational experience programs, how to develop a good program without additional funding, describe a program at a junior college, and outline a program preparing students for job entry or higher education. (JOW)
Descriptors: Accountability, Agricultural Education, Basic Skills, Class Organization
Younce, J. R.; And Others – 1984
These self-study materials are a basic course for Marines working as mechanics. The course contains three study units. The first unit explains mechanics' hand tools and their proper care and usage. The second unit introduces the duties of the personnel at a basic level, describes the areas of a typical shop, and deals with shop operations and…
Descriptors: Autoinstructional Aids, Continuing Education, Course Content, Extension Education
Clemson Univ., SC. Vocational Education Media Center. – 1978
Forms for student self-checks and the instructor's final checklist (student evaluation) are provided for use with thirty-three learning modules on maintaining and servicing fuel and electrical systems in tractor mechanics. The student self-check asks the students questions about their understanding of the modules' content. The instructor's…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Machinery
English, Charles; And Others – 1980
As a part of the REACH (Refrigeration, Electro-Mechanical, Air-Conditioning, Heating) electromechanical cluster, this student manual contains individualized instructional units in the area of major appliances. The instructional units focus on installation of appliances, troubleshooting washing machines, troubleshooting electric dryers,…
Descriptors: Appliance Repair, Electrical Appliances, Electrical Occupations, Electricity
