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Powdthavee, Nattavudh; Vignoles, Anna – Centre for the Economics of Education (NJ1), 2006
Policy-makers in almost all countries agree on one thing: namely on the importance of education and skills to ensuring future economic prosperity. A fruitful line of research has focused on determining the impact that acquiring education or training has on an individual's labour market productivity and earning prospects: this is known as rate of…
Descriptors: Economics, Outcomes of Education, Supply and Demand, Labor Market
Thomas, Edward L., Comp. – 1981
Focusing on plumbing, this module is one of eight included in the Vocational Education Readiness Test (VERT). The module begins by listing the objectives of the module and describing tools and equipment needed. The remainder of the module contains sections on manipulative skills, trade vocabulary, tool identification, trade computational skills,…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Competency Based Education, Computation, Disabilities
Thomas, Edward L., Comp. – 1981
Focusing on basic welding, this module is one of eight included in the Vocational Education Readiness Test (VERT). The module begins by listing the objectives of the module and describing tools and equipment needed. The remainder of the module contains sections on manipulative skills, trade vocabulary, tool identification, trade computation…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Competency Based Education, Computation, Disabilities
Thomas, Edward L., Comp. – 1981
Focusing on welding, this module is one of eight included in the Vocational Education Readiness Tests (VERT). The module begins by listing the objectives of the module and describing tools and equipment needed. The remainder of the module contains sections on manipulative skills, trade vocabulary, tool identification, trade computational skills,…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Competency Based Education, Computation, Disabilities
Long, Thomas E. – 1980
This review and synthesis focuses on issues concerning the relationship between basic mathematics competency and vocational education. A section which outlines the problem--the lack of basic competency in computational skills in youth and adults--discusses the work of the National Assessment of Educational Progress to evaluate student performance…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Career Education, Competence, Computation
Thomas, Edward L., Comp. – 1981
Focusing on carpentry, this module is one of eight included in the Vocational Education Readiness Test (VERT). The module begins by listing the objectives of the module and describing tools and equipment needed. The remainder of the module contains sections on manipulative skills, trade vocabulary, tool identification, trade computational skills,…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Carpentry, Competency Based Education, Computation
Thomas, Edward L., Comp. – 1981
Focusing on quantity foods, this module is one of eight included in the Vocational Education Readiness Tests (VERT). The module begins by listing the objectives of the module and describing tools and equipment needed. The remainder of the module contains sections on manipulative skills, trade vocabulary, tool identification, trade computational…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Competency Based Education, Computation, Disabilities
Thomas, Edward L., Comp. – 1981
Focusing on clothing, this module is one of eight included in the Vocational Education Readiness Test (VERT). The module begins by listing the objectives of the module and describing tools and equipment needed. The remainder of the module contains sections on manipulative skills, trade vocabulary, tool identification, trade computational skills,…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Clothing, Competency Based Education, Computation
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. – 1982
The curriculum guide outlines objectives, strategies, and materials for developing academic, daily living, and vocational skills in educable mentally retarded students. An introductory section explains that the curriculum incorporates a community focus, parental involvement, developmental sequencing, and prescriptive teaching. Guidelines to…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Citizenship, Computation, Curriculum Guides
Norton, Robert E.; Pratzner, Frank C. – 1988
This guide is intended to assist vocational administrators assuming a facilitative and leadership role in the development and implementation of programs to help vocational students acquire and develop transferable skills. The guide is divided into three parts. Part 1 provides examples of the skills and discusses their importance in two broad…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Administrator Role, Behavioral Objectives, Business Skills
Bove, Francis – 2003
This basic math skills teaching and learning guide contains practical advice and resources for British vocational teachers who have little formal mathematics education training and for beginning teachers. The document has five sections on these topics dealing with numeracy instruction: (1) overview of the basic skill and its application to other…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Adult Educators, Adult Students