This paper describes a testing program that established job-related standards of performance and testing procedures for the technician position within a gas transportation company. New standards were being established in response to safety concerns stemming from investigations that identified training inadequacy as a cause of accidents. The job…

Too many demands on their time, inadequate budgets and facilities, and procrastinating seniors are common causes for job dissatisfaction among college placement counselors. (Author)

Two presentations are offered on frameworks for measurement and quality control in business and industry. The first paper states that in making a job performance evaluation, anything that can be specifically defined can be measured. However, to develop a testing program that is both useful and cost-effective, it must be known who will make what…

A study of tasks and duties performed by 4-H agents employed by the Iowa Cooperative Extension Service identified seven critical duty areas: recruit, train, and utilize lay leaders; conduct programs; prepare specific program plans; respond to client requests for information; prepare annual plan; develop public relations; and assess community…

This study compared high level managerial jobs in public and private sectors. Results indicate that managers in the public sector perform the same kind of activities as managers in the private sector in terms of complexity of job content and roles and in terms of job characteristics. (Author)

The manual provides supervisors with both a reference as they assist employees in writing descriptions and developing performance indicators and with a guide for conducting performance appraisal interviews with employees. It contains the basic guidelines for the operation of the performance appraisal system, discussing such matters as how often…

Research supported by U.S. Office of Education, Contract OEC-0-089024-3311 (010). A related article: AA 502 049.

The author challenges National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA) criteria for professional certification and outlines basic competencies on which qualifications should be based for all financial aid professionals and for directors and assistant directors. (JT)

Describes a systems approach to administrator evaluation that incorporates performance appraisal and management by objectives. (Author/JM)

The report describes the development and evaluation of an improved radio operator course approved for use by the United States Army. Existing training was reorganized according to the principle of functional context, a method of sequencing training content so that students learn the intended use of new instructional material before being…

Two major areas were investigated: (1) the nature of the present curricula at the two Hospital Corps schools; and (2) the nature of the job requirements expected of newly graduated corpsmen at their first duty station. The development and construction of four instruments and the analysis and description of the present curriculum were accomplished.…

Offers a model for a performance-based training system based on job task analysis methodology that has been successfully implemented at a nuclear utility. Presents a flow chart of the training needs system and explains the steps involved in the process. (ML)

The Assessment Faculty Guide from St. Louis Community College provides guidance for faculty members about how to implement outcomes assessment. The handbook is divided into five areas: (1) assessment rationale, including history, definition, principles, and questions and answers; (2) the structure of assessment, providing a description,…

Using the critical incident method, this study sought to describe job requirements perceived as critical by Michigan Cooperative Extension agents, identify training needs, and determine possible differences in training needs and job requirements according to employment position and tenure. The research involved collecting 444 written descriptions…

IN 1964-65, THE INDUSTRIAL MANPOWER PROJECT MADE A PILOT STUDY OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE OF BRITISH INDUSTRIAL FIRMS AND THE EDUCATION OF THEIR WORKERS. THROUGH INTENSIVE STUDY OF FIVE FIRMS, AGE-EARNINGS PROFILES FOR VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL LEVELS WERE DRAWN UP, WITH SUFFICIENT INFORMATION TO DRAW UP TENTATIVE PROFILES FOR…