This study demonstrated that written specific task analyses combined with end-of-trial performance feedback were effective in promoting the acquisition and generalization of functional cleaning tasks by 11 young adults with mild disabilities. Performance transferred to natural discriminative stimuli. (Author/DB)

A modified multiple-probe design was used to teach seven students (ages six to eight) with moderate or severe mental retardation appropriate strategies for responding to inappropriate invitations from strangers. Six of the students displayed improvement in self-protective skills, which generalized to a nontraining situation and across abductors.…

Summarizes recent military simulation and gaming applications, discusses trends that are affecting their use and development, and describes organizations that are involved with military simulations. Highlights include areas of application, including education and training, analysis, mission support, and evaluation; measuring simulation…

Describes the components of electronic performance support systems that are used for the provision of information, decision support, and training for on-the-job employees. Rationale for the use of performance support systems is discussed, design of the systems is considered, development and distribution are addressed, and future possibilities are…

Sixteen studies of self-management with students who have behavioral disorders are reviewed. Procedures involving self-instruction, self-evaluation, self-recording, and combinations are examined. Results indicate the effectiveness of the procedures in promoting social and academic behaviors and the need to systematically program for…

Training policy should try to match changing demand for skills with a labor supply that is changing qualitatively and quantitatively. Infrastructural reform involves establishing closer links between education, training, and the workplace and redirecting funds to new training priorities. (Author/JOW)

Compared Rothman's social research and development (R&D) method with procedure used to develop Suicide Prevention Training Programs in Alberta, Canada. Retrospective review found that Alberta method closely paralleled phases of Rothman's model and that transformation of knowledge about suicide into widely disseminated suicide prevention…

An intervention program designed for 62 adolescent mothers and their children (ages 3-39 months) that included a curriculum focused on improving mother-child interaction skills and the mothers' knowledge of child development, resulted in the children making significantly greater gains on selected developmental skills than did their peers.…

Two studies found that the "First Step to Success" early-intervention program for at-risk kindergartners could be replicated successfully, that educators who participated in the First Step training sessions rated the quality of the training highly, and that about half of those trained actually went on to implement the program. (Author/CR)

Describes the curriculum of free training courses offered at the New York Public Library Science, Industry and Business Library (SIBL) that focus on information-seeking skills and information literacy. Classes offered include basic library skills, Internet and World Wide Web, business information, government information, and science information.…

A study involving 38 specialized preservice programs for teachers and orientation and mobility instructors working with children and adults with visual impairments found that they teach their students how to teach a range of social skills through offering courses or infusing social-skills concepts into existing courses. (CR)

Discusses the use of constructive modeling and virtual simulation in team training; describes a military application of constructive modeling, including technology issues and communication protocols; considers possible improvements; and discusses applications in team-learning environments other than military, including industry and education. (LRW)

Mentoring and teacher collaboration may be part of an effective reform program in Lithuania, but they are insufficient in themselves. Lithuanian educators also need materials and resources, such as printed texts and computer hardware and software. U.S. support should assume the posture of careful listener and willing instructor. (26 references)…

This study examined the effects of a cross-age peer-tutoring program on the social skills of two sixth-grade and two socially rejected and isolated kindergarten boys. Peer tutoring consisted of the older boys conducting social-skills training with their younger tutees. The frequency of positive social interactions increased for all four boys, with…

Explores the reasons why there is a lack of assessment training for pre-service teachers in the arts. Stresses that assessing learning in the arts is not straightforward but is a difficult task to undertake. Highlights various steps that should be taken during student teaching or new teacher supervision to train teachers in assessment. (CMK)