The effects of Hooper's seriation training method were investigated using 36 kindergarten children as subjects. Training produced strong effects. Near-far transfer was observed. The effects of training were durable for at least four months after the training. However, two years later the trained and untrained children performed equivalently.…

Mission statements, operating principles, and general philosophy statements for a human resources development department were drafted and readers asked to tell which of these philosophies, mission statements, and operating principles come closest to describing the way their training and development departments work. Results are presented and…

Presents a model hierarchy of questioning skills in counseling situations, developed to facilitate training of counseling students. Identifies question types and assesses their effectiveness along a continuum. Discusses implications of the mechanisms through which effective questions can be taught in terms of present theoretical assumptions and…

An overview of programs initiated by state governments shows considerable diversity in approach and methodology. Five major areas of activity include training, quality circles, health cost containment, incentive systems, and employee appreciation activities. Problems reviewed in this article include limitations in program scope, degrees of support…

The authors sugggest that where in vivo instruction alone is unfeasible, practitioners should employ both training formats concurrently with moderately and severely handicapped students. Five guidelines for making simulated instruction a more effective adjunct to community instruction are discussed. (Author/CL)

Eight high school students with moderate and severe retardation were trained to locate 15 grocery items through Isolated In Vivo training and Simulation-Plus-In Vivo training. Results indicated that generalization was more likely when the range of stimulus variation in training examples was expanded via in-class simulations. (Author/CL)

The Pause, Prompt, and Praise method of tutor training has been used successfully to train older children and parents to provide remedial reading instruction. Tips for putting together a cross-age tutoring program are given. (MT)

Although appropriate rater behaviors are critical to the success of any performance appraisal system, raters frequently receive little or no training regarding how to carry out their role successfully. This article outlines the major elements that should be included in an effective rater training program. Suggested training approaches and the need…

Identifies specific, concrete skills needed by family therapy supervisors using the "phone-in" technique during the live supervision process. (Author/BL)

Female masters swimmers ranging in age from 20 to 69 were chosen for a study of their body composition and physiological responses at rest and during exercise. Two training groups were formed that differed on the basis of frequency, duration, and intensity of swimming workouts. Results are discussed. (Author/DF)

Two learning disabled adolescents participated in training sessions designed to improve six social interaction skills (providing and accepting compliments, accepting instruction and criticism from a supervisor, providing constructive criticism, and explaining a problem to a supervisor). Ss increased these skills and generalized them to actual work…

Discusses environmental training for government personnel as a vital but neglected, area of environmental education, particularly on an in-service basis and in a global context. Ways to help decision-makers gain a fuller appreciation of environmental concerns are discussed. (BC)

The author states that neither cutting-edge nor conventional instruction is the right choice for all training demands. A close look at the learning tasks and learner abilities at hand will reveal the most appropriate, most productive method for meeting specific needs. (CT)

To provide training in issues of child abuse and neglect, steps followed to develop a training module for preservice and inservice school psychologists are logically analyzed to present a prototype training module which can be modified to accommodate a particular school's objectives and its staff's existing skills and training. (MM)

Contains a partial inventory of sales training strategies and video techniques that heighten viewer involvement and promote transfer of learning to performance situations such as selling. These strategies have been used by Monroe Systems for Business, a manufacturer and distributor of business calculating equipment which recently expanded its…