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Adjusting the Passing Scores for Gearing up for Safety: Production Agriculture Safety Training for Youth Curriculum Test Instruments
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Hoover, William Brian; French, Brian F.; Field, William E.; Tormoehlen, Roger L. – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2012
Minimum passing scores for the Gearing Up for Safety: Production Agriculture Safety Training for Youth curriculum (Gearing Up for Safety) were set in 2006 with widely used and established procedures by efforts of subject matter experts (French, Breidenbach et al., 2007; French, Field, and Tormoehlen, 2006, 2007). While providing a research-based…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Safety, Safety Education, Agricultural Production
Effectiveness of the Indiana 4-H Tractor Program: Alumni Perceptions.
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Carrabba, James J., Jr.; Talbert, B. Allen; Field, William E.; Tormoehlen, Roger – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2001
Responses from Indiana 4-H tractor driving contestants 1982-197 (n=139) showed that 74% were employed on farms; most felt the contests effectively taught tractor safety and made them generally aware of safety. However, many still engaged in risky behaviors such as not wearing seatbelts in tractors with rollover protective structures or allowing…
Descriptors: Graduate Surveys, Program Effectiveness, Safety Education, Tractors
The Psychometric Properties of the Agricultural Hazardous Occupations Order Certification Training Program Written Examinations
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French, Brian F.; Breidenbach, Daniel H.; Field, William E.; Tormoehlen, Roger – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2007
The written certification exam that accompanies the Gearing Up for Safety-Agricultural Production Safety Training for Youth curriculum was designed to partially meet the testing requirements of the Agricultural Hazardous Occupations Order (AgHOs) Certification Training Program. This curriculum and accompanying assessment tools are available for…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Factor Structure, Factor Analysis, Psychometrics
Determining Critical Subject Matter Content for a Safety Certification Program for Youth Employed in Agricultural Production.
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Ortega, Robbie R.; Tormoehlen, Roger L.; Field, William E.; Machtmes, Krisanna L. – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2003
Competencies for a safety certification program for youth in agricultural production were validated by an expert panel and a sample of secondary agriculture and youth. A set of 170 competencies in 12 units were developed into a CD-ROM curriculum. (Contains 16 references.) (SK)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Production, CD ROMs