In spite of the efforts of researchers and practitioners, performance appraisal systems remain more of an albatross than an effective organizational tool. The movement toward objective measurement, employee participation, multiple raters, and the like, represents a definite improvement over traditional trait ratings. Still, internal improvements…

This V-TECS (Vocational-Technical Education Consortium of States) catalog was revised for use by South Carolina instructors in organizing or supplementing their curriculum guides for welding instruction. Contents include performance objectives and criterion referenced measures associated with current occupational information relating to the job…

Adapted from the Vocational-Technical Education Consortium of States (V-TECS) catalog, this comprehensive collection of performance objectives, performance guides, criterion-referenced measures, and other data relating to construction plumbing and maintenance plumbing was prepared for use in vocational programs in South Carolina. Each performance…

This student booklet is seventh in an illustrated series of eleven learning activity packets for use in teaching job hunting and application procedures and the management of wages to secondary students. Two units are included in this packet, one explaining the differences between periodic and merit pay increases and between flat amount and…

This document furnishes a complete copy of the Test Subject's Instructions and the Test Administrator's Handbook for a battery of criterion referenced Job Task Performance Tests (JTPT) for electronic maintenance. General information is provided on soldering, Radar Set AN/APN-147(v), Radar Set Special Equipment, Radar Set Bench Test Set-Up, and…

The instruction manual provides 12 step-by-step instructions for air traffic control supervisors in conducting over-the-shoulder training observations of enroute center controllers. Since the primary purpose of the review is to quickly identify training needs and requirements, the control responsibilities are approached from a deficiency…

An initial model of the evaluation process in the leadership context is presented in order to consider information processing explanations of behavior in general and attributional analyses in particular. The model is designed to aid those individuals acting in supervisory capacities who must evaluate the performance of subordinates in an…

This volume is the third of five volumes describing a systematic approach for constructing task inventories, surveying the task performance of occupations, and analyzing survey data to determine the appropriate performance content for job training. (The approach, referred to as the task survey process, is designed to be of value to both…

This guide is designed to help the supervisor conduct effective counseling interviews with his employees. It consists of the following sections: (1) a general description of the counseling interview; (2) a discussion of the individual and the job; (3) suggestions on conducting the interview (considering what to do before, during and after the…

The document is the first of a five-part series focusing in minute detail on the processes involved in the formulation of an instructional systems development (ISD) program for military interservice training that will adequately train individuals for a particular job. The Analyze phase consists of five steps, diagrammed by flow charts. The first…

This learning module on understanding performance objectives, criterion-referenced measures, and performance guides is one of nine developed for use in training administrators, teachers, and prospective teachers in the utilization of Vocational-Technical Education Consortium of States (V-TECS) catalogs. Readings are provided on the following…

This competency-based curriculum guide is designed to assist the teacher in the organization and management of the industrial arts program. It includes student performance objectives which detail the responsibilities of the teacher and the students. The competencies described in the document represent individual learning units in each of the…

This curriculum guide is designed to assist students in developing the ability to understand the many aspects of personal/social/mental health. It emphasizes student performance objectives in physical well-being, disease, reproduction, heredity, mental health and aging. It is also designed to assist the local teacher with organization and…

The manual was designed to help vocational education curriculum experts learn procedures for constructing task inventories and for analyzing occupational performance. The manual opens with definitions of a task inventory and other terms, and an overview of the procedure. The first six steps involve the overall construction of an initial task…

This curriculum guide describes a broad range of teaching objectives and student learning experiences in several metal occupations. It also provides assistance to students in gathering data for personal decision making with regard to the metals industry as a career alternative and helps prepare students for entrance into post-high school technical…