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California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. Office of Program Evaluation and Research. – 1982
The California Assessment Program (CAP) is meant to be an efficient testing program limited to furnishing program-diagnostic information to state-level policymakers. During 1981-82 all 3rd-, 6th-, and 12th-grade students in the state's public schools were tested in reading, written language, and mathematics basic skills. Summary findings were that…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, College Entrance Examinations, Computer Oriented Programs
Flynn, Marilyn L.; DiBello, Louis V. – 1982
The purpose of this paper is to summarize an evaluation of the PLATO career information development system (CIDS) at two sites in Illinois: Truman College, Chicago, and the Champaign Comprehensive Employment and Training Act Consortium. Data were obtained between March 31 and June 28, 1982 from 229 users in regard to six questions/issues that were…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Career Counseling, Career Education, Career Exploration
California Community Colleges, Sacramento. Office of the Chancellor. – 1984
This resource guide contains descriptions of microcomputer programs that are suitable for use in community college courses in agriculture and natural resources. Product descriptions are organized according to the following subject areas: agricultural business, animal production, farm mechanics, farm management, forestry and natural resources,…
Descriptors: Agribusiness, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Production
Barnes, James L. – 1984
This curriculum guide is designed to assist junior high school industrial arts teachers in planning new courses and revising existing courses in manufacturing technology. Addressed in the individual units of the guide are the following topics: introduction to manufacturing, materials processing, personnel management, production management,…
Descriptors: Assembly (Manufacturing), Computer Oriented Programs, Entrepreneurship, Equipment Utilization
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Office of Technology Assessment. – 1984
The application of programmable automation (PA) offers new opportunities to enhance and streamline manufacturing processes. Five PA technologies are examined in this report: computer-aided design, robots, numerically controlled machine tools, flexible manufacturing systems, and computer-integrated manufacturing. Each technology is in a relatively…
Descriptors: Automation, Computer Oriented Programs, Computers, Educational Needs
Washington Univ., Seattle. Bureau of School Service and Research. – 1976
An evaluation of the Career Alternatives Model (CAM) program in the Highline School District, Washington, assessed the impact of four key components: (1) the film series "Bread and Butterflies" (for grades 4-6), designed to increase acceptance of responsibility for future career development and to increase maturity in career decision…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Career Education, Career Exploration, Career Guidance
Burton, Mary Kennedy – 1980
This paper summarizes major experiences and practices of information development units of state-based career information systems which produce accurate, current, and localized occupational and educational information for career planning. It is intended as a guide for states considering setting up a similar system and for staff members in presently…
Descriptors: Administration, Career Education, Computer Oriented Programs, Data Collection
Watson, Norman – 1980
Drawing upon recent documents in the ERIC collection, this literature review examines emerging educational trends that will have an impact on community college planning during the 1980's. Introductory material discusses the demographic, governmental, technological, and administrative factors that influence college planning. The review then…
Descriptors: College Planning, College School Cooperation, Community Colleges, Computer Oriented Programs
Lux, M. Janet – 1981
Aspects of the Total-System Design (TSD) approach to instructional design in medical laboratory science that was implemented at Creighton University are described. In a four-year project, TSD principles were used to produce the uniform, systematic, and complete definition of a medical technology major within a program of study leading to the…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Clinical Experience, Cognitive Objectives, Competency Based Education
FATTU, NICHOLAS A. – 1968
THIS PUBLICATION SUMMARIZES 9 PROPOSED DESIGNS, SCREENED FROM 80 SUBMITTED, FOR MODEL ELEMENTARY TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAMS. A GENERAL INTRODUCTION DESCRIBES THE PURPOSES AND BACKGROUND OF THE 2-PHASE PROJECT DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THE EDUCATION OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHERS IN LIGHT OF THE BEST THINKING AND RESEARCH NOW AVAILABLE. GENERAL…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Course Content, Curriculum Design, Elementary School Teachers
International Business Machines Corp., White Plains, NY. – 1967
The economic and technical feasibility of providing a remote terminal central computing facility to serve a group of 25-75 secondary schools and colleges was investigated. The general functions of a central facility for an educational cluster were defined to include training in computer techniques, the solution of student development problems in…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Centralization, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Storage Devices
Cooley, William W.; Glaser, Robert – 1968
A model of the educational process and a derived procedure series for implementing an individualized instruction system are presented. The application of computer technology to individualized instruction requires an operational definition of the educational process in terms of school practices. A process model involving three major sets of…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs, Curriculum Development, Educational Research
Ocean County Coll., Toms River, NJ. – 1976
The document presents a master plan for program areas and additional personnel and facilities requirements for Ocean County College (New Jersey) between 1976-1985. An analysis of college philosophy and goals in terms of community needs, projected enrollment growth, college-wide assumptions and constraints, and the self-analysis and projected needs…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Building Plans, Campus Planning, Community Colleges
Hansen, Duncan N. – 1975
To what degree testing can become adaptive is considered in three ways: from a formal methodological perspective; from a human process, stability, perspective; and from a sub-system or component view within an adaptive instructional system (AIS). With the advent of large computer-based training systems, the opportunity to broadly implement…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Adaptive Testing, Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Oriented Programs
Haines, Ray – 1976
In response to state legislation requesting a comprehensive management information system and cost benefit analysis, the Washington State Board of Community College Education revised their reporting procedures with the goal of facilitating district and legislative requests, management of the community college system, and integration of the budget…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Automation, Community Colleges, Computer Oriented Programs
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