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Wiesenberg, Faye; Baine, David – Canadian Journal of Educational Communication, 1994
Describes a systematic method for producing pictures to accompany textual instructional materials. The resulting instructional design model is then used in an attribute by treatment interaction study of post-secondary school students that was designed to investigate the role of analogical pictures in adult learners' acquisition of higher level…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Students, Analysis of Covariance, Hypothesis Testing
Davis, Scott R.; Frost, Alan – 1985
This paper contains a concise summary of the theory and practice of competency-based education, especially as it applies to adult education. The paper first defines competency-based education (CBE) and details the assumptions on which CBE is based. It then lists the critical components for effective CBE and cites the advantages of using a…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Andragogy, Behavioral Objectives
Selg, Timothy E. – 1988
A thesis project was conducted to design, develop, implement, and evaluate a job aid used by shipping department employees in a dental laboratory. The job aid was developed in preference to training to solve the organization's performance problem. Task analysis was performed to identify the shipping clerks' duties. These tasks were stated in the…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Clerical Workers, Cost Effectiveness, Industrial Education
Thiagarajan, Sivasailam – Performance and Instruction, 1990
Discusses seven basic principles related to instructional design for adult trainees in a business environment. Topics discussed include objectives of instructional design; performance problems; feedback; assessment; analysis; production, using the most suitable medium; evaluation; implementation; incentives; motivation; and job aids. An adult…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Business, Check Lists, Evaluation Methods
Safman, Phyllis C.; Crocker, M. Judith – 1984
A project was conducted to develop a curriculum package for use in providing inservice training to adult educators. The content of the package was determined by information gathered from a statewide survey of adult education directors in Utah, a review of adult development and learning literature, and discussions with leaders and researchers in…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning
Knox, Alan B. – 2002
This book presents systematic guidelines and practical tools to assist adult and continuing education program coordinators in planning and conducting successful program evaluations. Chapters 1-3 explain how to accomplish the following tasks: (1) assess their existing experience and familiarity with evaluation concepts and procedures; (2) identify…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Adult Learning, Adult Programs, Context Effect
Field, John, Ed. – 2002
This collection of 19 essays shares the lessons of a wealth of experience and challenges professionals to open up adult learning to a variety of international perspectives. The first essay, "Building a European Dimension: A Realistic Response to Globalization?" (John Field), is an introduction to the essays. The six essays in Section I,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Continuing Education, Curriculum Development
Tooth, Terry – 2000
Planning an effective distance education (DE) course requires careful planning by experienced educators supported by strategically chosen instructional and delivery media components. The challenge of DE is to develop an instructional process that incorporates good teaching and learning strategies and provides remote students with a quality of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Counseling, Delivery Systems
National Inst. for Careers Education and Counselling, Cambridge (England). – 2000
The Leeds Under-Employed Graduates project was developed to assist higher education (HE) graduates living or working in Leeds, England, who encountered difficulty in establishing themselves in the local labor market. The main project activities were as follows: (1) services for graduates (including graduate career development workshops, assistance…
Descriptors: Action Research, Adult Counseling, Adult Learning, Adult Programs