This catalog was designed to provide performance objectives and performance guides associated with current occupational information relating to the job of homemaker. The performance objectives and guides were developed following a literature review and a survey of random samples of homemakers in the five participating states (Alabama, Florida,…

This module, one in a series of competency-based administrator instructional packages, focuses on a specific competency that vocational education administrators need to be successful in the area of personnel management. The purpose of the module is to help administrators develop skills for training staff about procedures, maintaining personnel…

This handbook, a revision of the 1973 edition, is intended to aid teachers in organizing and conducting a program of work for marketing and distributive education programs. The first section on curriculum in marketing and distributive education covers the instructional framework with 2 major dimensions (5 broad marketing competency areas and 14…

This student instructional manual is intended for individualized study for students preparing for careers in the home entertainment sales field and for sales training of clerks in home entertainment stores. Competency based and validated by seven people from the home entertainment sales/management field, the manual contains a list of competencies…

This module, the second of four units about vocational competency measurement, is module 18 in the Vocational Education Curriculum Specialist series. The purpose stated for the document is to help vocational educators determine the specific job-related competencies that need to be tested. Content is organized into two sections, each of which…

This English-Thai lexicon and program introduction for maintenance mechanics is one of eight documents in the Multicultural Competency-Based Vocational/Technical Curricula Series. It is intended for use in postsecondary, adult, and preservice teacher and administrator education. The first two sections provide Thai equivalencies of English…

This combination progress record and course outline is designed for use by individuals teaching a course in signals and communications. Included among the topics addressed in the course are the following: matter, the nature of electricity, dry cells and batteries, Ohm's law, power, magnetism, measurement instruments, Kirchoff's laws,…

This combination progress record and course outline is designed for use by individuals teaching a course in automobile repair. Included among the topics addressed in the course are the following: shop safety, engines, fuel and exhaust systems, electrical systems, crankcase lubrication systems, cooling systems, power transmission systems, steering…

This combination progress record and course outline is designed for use by individuals teaching a course in avionics that is intended to prepare students for employment in the field of aerospace electronics. Included among the topics addressed in the course are the following: shop practices, aircraft and the theory of flight, electron physics,…

This curriculum guide, one of a series of trade and industrial education teaching guides, was developed in Oklahoma by carpenters and vocational educators to assist the teaching of carpentry skills. Instructional material in the manual is written in terms of student performance, using measurable behavioral objectives. The manual contains 4…

This competency-based instructional guide on the importance of self-understanding and the need for accurate self-appraisal was developed for students enrolled in Occupational Orientation programs in Texas to assist them in making wise career choices. It includes seven instructional units. Each unit includes the following basic components:…

This guide describes the requirements for courses in computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) that are part of engineering technology programs conducted in vocational-technical schools in Georgia. The guide is organized in five sections. The first section provides a rationale for occupations in design and in production,…

This booklet is designed to assist students participating in supervised training experiences at the primary or preschool levels in such settings as a day care center or Head Start agency. The purpose of this document is to adapt the content of the Early Childhood Education courses at Bellevue Community College to a competency based program such as…

This instructor's guide was designed to help teachers present a performance-based course in family management and economics to high school students. The guide contains a listing of the modules contained in the student modules with suggested levels and courses for teaching; additional learning experiences; lists of supplemental resources and…

This module is intended to help guidance personnel in a variety of educational and agency settings increase their skills in assessing desired outcomes, current status, and needs of program clients as well as skills to assess the environmental conditions that influence those needs. The module is one of a series of competency-based guidance program…