An instructor's manual and student activity guide on the weaver's knot are provided in this set of prevocational education materials which focuses on the vocational area of trade and industry (textiles). (This set of materials is one of ninety-two prevocational education sets arranged around a cluster of seven vocational offerings: agriculture,…

This module on an integrative seminar in human service is one of a set of six developed to prepare human services workers for the changing mental health service delivery system. A total of eight objectives are included to help students integrate previously learned knowledge and skills into a process of assessing service need, developing treatment…

The inservice education learning module described here focuses on developing effective communication between parents and teachers with the intent of imparting knowledge and skills to teachers which help them to involve parents in the education of their children. The kit speaks to the problems of the special needs child but is designed to be useful…

As a description of a "survival kit" for teachers confronted with the instruction of severely/profoundly handicapped children, complete information with regard to purposes of the kit, printed and audiovisual contents, scope and sequencing of topics for the six training modules, and activities and resources involved in the use of the kit is…

An instructional program based on a learning hierarchy and involving the addition of fractions was presented to fourth grade students in a pretest - posttest design. The results of the tests were analyzed using both Walbesser's and White's techniques for validation. There was sufficient disagreement in the results to prevent a conclusion of…

An empirical study was conducted using Navy trainees to evaluate the effectiveness of instructional modules designed to train Interior Communications electricians in the maintenance and repair of alarm and warning systems installed in ships to signal unsafe conditions. These modules, each containing six lessons, were developed to augment or…

This report documents the BASIC Instructional Program (BIP), a "hands-on laboratory" that teaches elementary programming in the BASIC language, as implemented in the MAINSAIL language, a machine-independent revision of SAIL which should facilitate implementation of BIP on other computing systems. Eight instructional modules which make up…

This paper describes a model for the systematic design, development, and validation of alternative instructional modules, by incorporating the basic concepts underlying Aptitude Treatment Interaction (ATI) analyses. The proposed working model is based on the premise that the ATI concept is best applied, not in isolation, but as an integral part of…

This module on communication in health careers--the teletrainer is one of eight modules designed for individualized instruction in health occupations education programs at both the secondary and postsecondary levels. This module contains an introduction to the module topic, a list of resources needed, and two learning experiences. Each learning…

Part of a 13-volume series designed to be used as a group inservice or a self-learning system to train school administrators and counselors for their role in career education, this module (Module 7) consists of a series of readings and activities to aid the counselor in assessing the career education needs of youth. (It is one of six modules for…

This Coordinator's Guide accompanies the module Helping Students Develop Career Decision-Making Skills. It defines the coordinator's role from four aspects: setting the tone, setting the pace, facilitating the discussion, and evaluating. Suggestions for preparing and presenting the workshop are offered. The actual text is in the accompanying…

This is the first of four modules on developing a comprehensive program of job placement services in a school setting. The prupose of these modules is to help the placement coordinator plan, implement, and evaluate a program of job placement services to meet student needs. The content areas of the four modules are (1) pre-employment, (2) job…

This is the second of four modules on developing a comprehensive program of job placement services in a school setting. The purpose of these modules is to help the placement coordinator plan, implement, and evaluate a program of job placement services to meet student needs. The content areas of the four modules are (1) pre-employment, (2) job…

Proceedings of the first of three workshops held in conjunction with the development of thirty-four core curriculum modules for vocational teacher education are presented. The bulk of this document consists of four workshop presentations given by J. Robert Warmbrod. In the first address, "National Issues and Trends in Vocational Education,"…

One of 33 self-paced instructional modules for an industry services leadership development (ISLD) program, this guide provides the information needed for using the ISLD modules and is primarily designed for use by instructors and supervisors who will manage the use of the modules in various training situations. (The ISLD modules are designed as…