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Lehman, Laurie; And Others – 1987
The effectiveness of the inductive instructional method of general case programming was compared to the deductive approach of rule learning, in attempting to facilitate generalized learning and maintenance of a community living skill for adults with mental retardation. The impact of functional ability on the type of instruction was also assessed.…
Descriptors: Adults, Comparative Analysis, Daily Living Skills, Deduction
Penisten, John – 1988
The University of Hawaii at Hilo offers a vocational-technical occupational reading curriculum that encourages literacy for technology. The program is geared to meet the special needs of enrollees in the university's trade and industry division, most of whom are postsecondary open-admission students. Most have poor reading skills, averaging a…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Learning Modules, Literacy Education, Postsecondary Education
Download full textOwen, Sharon K.; And Others – 1981
The purpose of the study described here was to determine if Project School to Work, which involved funding (through Title IV of the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act) a team of facilitators to help a consortium of schools plan and implement career education programs, could be replicated. Three things were looked at: (1) what had taken…
Descriptors: Career Education, Consortia, Demonstration Programs, Job Skills
Maine State Nurses' Association, Augusta. – 1984
Nursing education and requirements for nursing licensure and practice in Maine were assessed by a state task force. The purpose of the task force was to explore the resources available in Maine, document changes needed in educational standards for nursing licensure, establish competencies that are necessary to meet current and future health care…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Associate Degrees, Bachelors Degrees, Certification
Helge, Doris – 1983
The student text explains stress factors and aids in the development of a personalized stress management program for rural special educators. The text is designed to help teachers analyze personal characteristics that relate to stress producing situations, reasons contributing to those personal characteristics, personal and professional effects of…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Higher Education, Individual Development, Instructional Materials
Lineback, Harvey L.; And Others – 1983
An eighth grade social studies unit on Maryland studies contains three sections of material. In the first section, a two-column chart matches grade-level objectives to specific activities presented in the next section. A content outline is divided into sections of presettlement history, the early and late colonial periods, pre-Civil War…
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Grade 8, Instructional Materials, Junior High Schools
Bordman, Joan; And Others – 1982
This manual is used in a program designed to provide new Peace Corps volunteers (who have lived in-country for 10 weeks and have had cultural, language, and some forestry technical training) with 5 weeks of intensive training in practical forest technology areas and forest extension work. The manual includes an overview of the program, a list of…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Forestry, Learning Activities, Nurseries (Horticulture)
Schunk, Dale H.; Gunn, Trisha Phelps – 1984
This experiment explored how incorporating the importance of task strategy use and positive achievement beliefs into cognitive modeling affected self-efficacy and skill acquisition. Students deficient in division skills received cognitive modeling of division solution strategies and practice opportunities. For one group of students the cognitive…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Restructuring, Division
Swan, Karen – 1989
Unfortunately, much of the research devoted to Logo and problem solving has not supported the claim that Logo provides an environment in which children will develop problem solving skills, but the literature suggests that direct instruction and mediated Logo programming practice can result in the acquisition and transfer of certain problem solving…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Hypothesis Testing, Instructional Design, Intermediate Grades
Tracy, Saundra J.; Schuttenberg, Ernest – 1989
The professional developmental activities of participants after assessment were studied in a situation where no specific developmental program was provided by the assessment center or the sponsoring organization. Characteristics of participants were studied to determine if certain types of persons are more likely to conduct follow-up activities to…
Descriptors: Administrator Evaluation, Assessment Centers (Personnel), Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Ports, Kim; Mills, Carol J. – 1988
This curriculum guide is designed to aid in the planning and execution of a writing course for verbally gifted elementary school students. The course is designed for students ranging in age from 8-11 years whose verbal reasoning skills are at least 3 years above grade level. The course instructs students in the fundamentals of communication…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Creative Writing, Curriculum Design, Descriptive Writing
Miner, John B. – 1984
Research on motivation to manage can be summarized in five points: (1) motivation to manage is a major factor for success; (2) motivation to manage declined in students from the 1960's to the 1970's; (3) this decline is evident in the relevant age groups; (4) differences between United States students and foreign students place the United States…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Business Administration, Leadership Training, Management Development
Van Pulis, Noelle – 1985
Prior to describing methods employed to teach both library users and staff how to use the online catalog at Ohio State University (OSU), this paper presents a background of the development of the online catalog, now called LCS (Library Computer System), and a chronology of important points in the 17-year development, enhancement, and evolution of…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Information Needs, Instructional Materials
Litus, Tonyia J. – 1988
Two sixth-grade, hearing-impaired students were studied to determine the effectiveness of stress management techniques using biofeedback instruments to monitor their nervous and cardiovascular systems. The male student had behavior problems, exhibiting explosive behavior without warning. The female student experienced excessive audible inhalations…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Biofeedback, Hearing Impairments
Haynes, Thomas S. – 1987
An emphasis needs to be placed on the use and development of critical thinking skills at the elementary, secondary, and higher education levels. Critical learning that fosters active student participation, goal setting, and probing into concerns through dialogue with other students and the teacher is particularly needed to help students learn to…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Critical Thinking, Decision Making Skills, Discussion (Teaching Technique)
