A guide to program planning and administration of instruction in EWP (English as a second language (ESL) in the workplace combined with varying degrees of general ESL/orientation information) is intended for management and union representatives, EWP coordinators, and ESL administrators as well as teachers. Its primary purposes are to bring…

This report provides a handbook of format models, based on learning principles, for use in constructing training materials for the following types of tasks common to Navy jobs: (1) performing procedures; (2) recalling facts about equipment; (3) applying rules and regulations; (4) classifying objects and signals; and (5) recognizing and drawing…

This thesis examines the analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation of an instructional development project addressing hotel fireguards. Systematic techniques were applied to produce a session to train the appropriate hotel employees to qualify as fireguards. The portion of training represented in this report is the sprinkler…

These three papers are from a symposium on new perspectives in human resource development (HRD). "Developing an Instrument to Measure the Use of Play-Based Training Methods in Healthcare Education" (Rebecca J. Adams, Karen E. Watkins, Tom Valentine) reports preliminary findings from a pilot study that tested data collection procedures…

Describes an in-service teacher-training session aimed at presenting English for Special Purposes to a group of English as a foreign language teachers. The materials and the approach for each part of the presentation are described. A detailed format for a course in English for Hotel Staff is presented. (Author/SED)

Designed for current and prospective instructional design (ID) professionals, this book focuses on developing and improving competencies associated with ID work. It is intended to take up where "Instructional Design Competencies: The Standards" (1986) leaves off. Chapter 1 defines ID, describes it as an emerging profession, and summarizes key…

The needs and opportunities in the heavy-duty alternative fuel vehicle training arena were examined in an informal ethnographic study of the appropriateness and effectiveness of the instructional materials currently being used in such training. Interviews were conducted with eight instructors from the National Alternative Fuels Training Program…

North Dakota Occupational Models have been developed from the practices of actual offices and businesses in the State, duplicating real jobs and work materials and complete with pressure and decision-making activities, to provide realistic work experiences for secondary students who have completed the basic skills courses in office education. A…

LITERACY PROGRAMS REQUIRE APPROPRIATE MATERIALS, ADEQUATE TESTING OF ACHIEVEMENT, AND CAREFUL SELECTION AND TRAINING OF TEACHERS. PUBLISHERS ARE NOW PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE LEARNING SYSTEMS OF REALISTIC MATERIALS, INCLUDING THE INITIAL TEACHING ALPHABET, WORDS IN COLOR, AND AUDIO TAPES. IN ORDER TO IMPLEMENT AN ADULT BASIC EDUCATION PROGRAM, NORTH…

Following recommendations published in a report by Britains' Further Education Unit entitled "A Basis for Choice" (ABC), a set of criteria was established to develop a coordinated, nationally recognized framework for a pre-employment course in further education geared for those over the age of 16. During the next 2 years, such a course…

This monograph describes a suggested approach to career education for handicapped students that focuses on two aspects of the career development process, career exploration and development of an academic program reflecting vocational needs. Discussed in the section on career exploration are career goals, the teacher-counselor role, individual…

This document, which was written for Ohio cosmetology teachers and academic teachers who instruct cosmetology students, presents projects that were developed by a team of highly skilled cosmetology and academic teachers with input from workplace representatives. Section 1 presents the following materials to help teachers provide students with…