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Hoffman, Kaaren I.; Abrahamson, Stephen – Journal of Medical Education, 1975
Sim One is a computer-controlled patient, a sophisticated simulator developed by the University of Southern California School of Medicine. This article summarizes fifteen cost-effectiveness studies conducted over a 2-year period. Savings with the use of Sim One were found to justify the cost within a short period. (JT)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Research, Evaluation
Sayers, P. H. – Training Officer, 1975
Descriptors: Course Content, Employee Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Human Development
Hanson, Keyte L. – Training and Development Journal, 1975
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Audiovisual Instruction, Instructional Programs, Insurance Occupations
Bliss, James C.; Moore, Mary W. – Education of the Visually Handicapped, 1974
Given is detailed information about the Optacon reading system, which uses a portable electronic device enabling blind persons to convert inkprint materials into tactile form, as well as features and accessories that extend Optacon use in conjunction with machines such as electronic calculators and typewriters. (LH)
Descriptors: Blindness, Equipment Utilization, Exceptional Child Education, Reading Skills
Kurzrock, Walter – Training, 1975
A trainer specializing in producing media packages for sales training tells what they are, how to use them, and how to put them together. (Author)
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Instructional Materials, Material Development, Media Selection
Reagan, Ronald V. – Industrial Education, 1975
The Training situation must allow for student self-effort, creativity in analysis with a latitude for increasing the student's thinking ability. The author offers five steps to take in this approach to equipment maintenance training, which utilizes a block diagram in place of logics. (Author/AJ)
Descriptors: Educational Media, Equipment Maintenance, Instructional Innovation, Job Training
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Gordon, Michael E.; Isenberg, John F. – Journal of Industrial Teacher Education, 1975
The paper outlines a method for evaluating machined parts which are used as standardized, graded exercises in a machinist training program and provides information regarding the statistical and psychometric properties of the experimental training criterion. (Author/MW)
Descriptors: Educational Experiments, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Grading
Shaoul, Jean; Smith, P. J. – 1987
Expert systems, rule-based knowledge systems, have been widely heralded as an important tool in management and accounting. Expert system shells have become available for personal computers, and accountants are investing in systems which are supposed to be capable of intelligent decisions. The limitations of rule-based knowledge systems are…
Descriptors: Accounting, Business Administration Education, Cognitive Processes, Computer Assisted Instruction
Parsons, Marsha B.; Reid, Dennis H. – 1989
This paper evaluates a program for assessing and/or training choice-making skills as a means of providing opportunities for adults with profound mental retardation to express food and drink preferences. In Experiment 1, the assessment/training procedure involving repeated, paired-item presentations, resulted in active choice-making and the…
Descriptors: Adults, Caregivers, Communication Skills, Decision Making
Farlow, Leslie J.; And Others – 1987
The study examined the relationship between performance of 19 severely handicapped students under training conditions and under each of two types of probe conditions: (1) multiple opportunity (the student is given an opportunity to perform every step in a task analysis); and (2) single opportunity (the student is not given the opportunity to…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Performance Factors, Research Methodology
Larrabee, Jean G. – 1987
A step-by-step sequential plan is offered for developing a successful competitive swimming season, including how to teach swimming strokes and organize practices. Various strokes are analyzed, and coaching check points are offered along with practice drills, helpful hints on proper body positioning, arm strokes, kicking patterns, breathing…
Descriptors: Athletic Coaches, Elementary Secondary Education, Physical Education, Program Development
Mid-Continent Regional Educational Lab., Inc., Kansas City, MO. – 1985
In order to determine the extent to which the LOGO programming language can be used as a reinforcer for general problem solving ability, this field study used a production theory approach to problem solving as a conceptual model, and then translated the model into a LOGO oriented framework. The methodology tested the use of an algorithm in a…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Elementary Education, Field Tests, Problem Solving
Huling-Austin, Leslie; Emmer, Edmund T. – 1985
This report describes some of the procedures for helping first-year teachers begin the school year which were used in the Model Teacher Induction Program (MTIP). The first section briefly describes the development of the MTIP, a research-based program dealing with specific issues facing first-year teachers. Section two, which focuses on the…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Beginning Teachers, Interpersonal Relationship, Master Teachers
Fowler, Floyd J., Jr.; Mangione, Thomas W. – 1986
This large-scale field experiment examined the potential of various training and supervision programs to affect the performance of health survey interviewers and the quality of data they collect. It was found that interviewers who received less than one day of basic training generally displayed inadequate interviewing skills. A program of tape…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Health Services, Information Seeking, Inquiry
Cinnamon, Jerry – 1985
Climbing walls can be designed to satisfy the needs of both untrained and experienced climbers offering these people a place to learn their craft as well as a place for them to keep their skills honed during off seasons. Users of the artificial wall can be classified into special groups, such as "Youth at Risk," who are engaged in…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Construction Materials, Design, Design Requirements
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