The article discusses the management of out-of-seat behavior of children in special education. (PHR)

Twelve ideas to produce technical training faster, make it longer lasting, and more cost effective are examined. They include performance improvement analysis, cause analysis, observing actual performance, concentrating more on the stimuli, considering alternatives to training, stating terminal behaviors for training programs, and using feedback…

Suggests methods for getting line managers involved in the administration of training. Suggestions include defining why line managers should get involved, encouraging their participation as instructors, making courses relevant to jobs, and providing reinforcement. (CT)

Describes how Coca-Cola's training department identified problems in the use of a video training package and made improvements that expanded the potential of the corporation-wide training network. (SK)

Four trainable mentally retarded (TMR) children (6 to 9 years old) were taught a three piece assembly task. They were taught to verbalize the steps in the designated sequence before actually assembling the objects. (Author)

Understanding rhythms of different groups enables group leaders to attune leadership to the specific goals of each group. Rhythms are recognized in variations of action, assessment, and assimilations. Rhythm models of groups for personal growth, therapy, and training, and theoretical concepts and dynamics of each group type are discussed. (Author)

Describes the advantages and disadvantages of required v drop-in tutoring at a writing lab and advises the training of peer tutors through peer criticism in a credit-bearing course. (DD)

The effects of training using tactile (physical guidance), visual (modeling), auditory (verbal instructions) prompting, and a combination of all three methods were compared by teaching 32 mildly to severely retarded vocational rehabilitation clients (18-50 years old) the construction of four assembly tasks. (Author)

Reports the findings of a series of long-term maintenance tests and a generalization phase given to a group of educable mentally retarded children more than one year after they were trained to use self-checking routines for estimating test readiness. (JMB)

A sequence of interpersonal problems was administered to fourth and fifth graders who initially performed below age norms on perspective taking. The effect of this semistructured training, which actively engaged the children in developing solutions, was compared to that of a "no treatment" and to that of an activity group. (JMB)

To develop trust, group cohesion, and teamwork, the members of the Sheridan School Board of Trustees participated in a forest survival exercise. (SJL)

Presents a plan for evaluating operations of New England Telephone Company training staffs. The background, the review process, the development of the operational review plan, and examples of problems discovered by the operational reviews are described. (Author/JEG)

The system described handles testing and scoring, prescribes study activities, displays pilot progress, and provides data evaluating the effectiveness of the instructional materials. (MP)

Many professional staff training programs are designed to improve the interpersonal competence of the participants. This article presents a step-by-step description of a role-play test designed to evaluate both the effectiveness of such programs and the improvement in the skills of participants. (Author)

Presents (1) a brief discussion of the distinction between assertion training and nonassertion training, (2) examples of management styles which are symptomatic, under certain conditions, of over-assertiveness, and (3) a short discussion concerning training procedures that can be used for nonassertion training sessions. (TA)