Reports on a study to determine the extent to which personnel have access to and perceive a need for interpersonal relations skills assessment strategies and procedures in secondary vocational preparation programs. A survey of 31 secondary area vocational center directors indicated a need for access to practical assessment instruments. (CH)

This study developed and validated a set of student self-ratings, teacher ratings, and performance test assessment instruments designed to measure the generalizable mathematics skills of students in vocational education programs. Results suggest that these instruments possess content and face validity, high internal consistency reliability, and…

The purpose of this study was to determine the skill areas that are generalizable across secondary vocational training program areas in the 32 vocational centers in Illinois. The major research problem was to (1) develop, validate, and determine the reliability of an instrument and (2) identify which mathematics, communications, interpersonal…