A learning module is a competency-based tool focused on what a learner will know or be able to do as a result of using the tool. Modules are especially suitable for outcome-based adult learning programs that emphasize self-direction and individual or small group approaches. Although learning modules vary greatly, six essential components are as…

A learning packet is a unit of study on any given topic which allows the student to work somewhat independently from his/her teacher and from the learning rate of the remainder of the class. Most learning packets contain a self-assessment test to find out exactly where the student is with respect to a particular skill. Good learning packets…

A simple step-by-step procedure for making individual tapes for primary-school children is outlined. Sample scripts of "Teaching the Letter 'A'", "The Five Little Pigs,""Ears To Hear" and "A Tongue To Taste" are included. Behavioral objectives and materials needed for each tape also are given. Pitfalls in tape construction and methods for making…

In 1969 the Cincinnati Public Schools received a grant from the Ohio State Department of Vocational Education to develop interdisciplinary career orientation materials for junior high school pupils. The preliminary social studies materials were taught in grades seven and eight for one year, then revised. During 1970-1971 each social studies…

Created to help teachers develop, evaluate, and use computer-assisted instruction (CAI), this guide is intended for "first-time" CAI authors who do not program. (As used here, an author is the teacher who designs and develops objectives and content and creates learning strategies for CAI.) Content of the guide is organized into the five…

A pilot project was initiated in the Dallas County (Texas) Community College District to: (1) introduce the instructional staff to the use of behavioral objectives, (2) provide for the development of instructional capabilities in writing behavioral objectives and in building instructional materials, and (3) assure that the results of the…

This module is one in a series of seven focused on skills vocational teachers need to develop and manage programs that are performance-based and fully individualized. Designed to allow for individualization of a teacher education program, these modules supplement those prepared by the National Center for Research in Vocational Education for…

This module is one in a series of six designed to help vocational educators develop skills needed to make use of the Vocational Technical Education Consortium of States materials and to develop and manage individualized instructional programs. Recommended for use by both pre- and inservice teachers and curriculum development specialist interns,…

This document is one of twelve describing the Career Planning Support System (CPSS) and its use. (CPSS is a comprehensive guidance program management system designed to provide information for local high schools to design, implement, and evaluate an upgraded career guidance program. CPSS describes how existing activities can be brought into an…

A linear series of 16 skill-building activities is provided in this learning module designed to familiarize community college instructors with methods for developing learning activity packets (LAP's) that facilitate individualized instruction. The activities enable the instructor to: (1) determine a subject area for which a learning packet will be…

This module is one in a series of seven focused on skills vocational teachers need to develop and manage programs that are performance-based and fully individualized. Designed to allow for individualization of a teacher education program, these modules supplement those prepared by the National Center for Research in Vocational Education for…

The Competency-Based Instruction (CBI) course at Arizona State University was designed to teach preservice and inservice teachers how to develop the components of a CBI program. They were taught how to: (1) divide a program of their choice into instructional units, (2) write instructional outcomes for the instructional units, (3) prepare materials…

This guide is designed to assist the classroom teacher through all the major phases of development of an outcome-based curriculum. It is intended to aid in modifying a conventional curriculum to an outcome-based (competency-based) curriculum (OBC), building a course or program around an outcome-based model, revising curriculum toward an…

These proceedings contain presentations and materials, including transparency masters, used by presenters, that provide practical experiences in different components of competency-based vocational education (CBVE) curriculum. Introductory materials include the agenda, brief description of sessions, names and addresses of presenters, and evaluation…