This technical report documents the development and initial empirical testing of a practical method for estimating the capacity of Air Force operational units to conduct on-the-job training (OJT). The method is based on a conceptual model of OJT capacity that describes the complex interrelationships among the level and quality of mission…

Understanding how and why college education contributes to effective job performance may be helpful in preparing students for the world of work. Personal accounts of college graduates place college education in the context of other learning experiences that occurred before and after the college years. Seventy companies representing a variety of…

According to Oklahoma law, terminated tenured teachers have a right to a hearing before a hearing judge to contest the school board's decision to terminate that teacher's contract. Copies of the written reports of these hearings submitted by the hearing judges to the State Board of Education are reprinted in this volume. Twelve cases and their…

Two types of teacher behavior were elicited from student responses to the Pupil Control Behavior Form (PCB). Two custodial teacher types emerged from the data: the "screamer" type, described as a teacher who controlled pupil behavior with verbal methods that expressed anger or frustration; and the "cold fish" type, depicted as a teacher who…

This paper concentrates on three main points: (1) sharing counselor experiences with other counselors; (2) stimulating professional thought and action of counselors not involved in career education; and (3) emphasizing the crucial roles counselors can play in career education if they choose. The author's belief is that the ideas and suggestions…

The conceptual unification experiential (CUE) model was developed to provide a mechanism for flexible and adaptive development of instructional content for use in a large computer-based instructional system. The purpose of the CUE model is to provide subject matter experts with a framework by which they can create instructional contexts that…

The College Outcome Measures Project (COMP) was established to develop, validate, and implement measures of the knowledge and skills that undergraduate students are expected to acquire and that are important to effective adult functioning. The COMP Measurement Battery yields a "communicating" score based in part on a speaking assessment…

Survival strategies for college students are provided. Chapter One discusses student attitudes toward college including such areas as the importance of college, the need to attend classes, planning, and best use of homework. In Chapter Two planning four years at college is explored. Choice of courses and professors, effective use of time, the…

Generalizability theory is described and applied to data collection methods for student ratings of instruction. Three generalizability coefficients (generalizing over both students and items, generalizing over students only, and generalizing over items only) are defined, and the appropriateness of each for various purposes is discussed.…

Three kinds of rating statements, trait-oriented, worker-oriented, and task-oriented were evaluated in a context permitting the comparisons to be made in terms of criteria external to the ratings. One hundred twenty Air Force noncommissioned officers assigned to seminar grouPs of 13 or 14 were involved. No evidence of superiority was found for any…

A list of twenty-six major categories of tasks to be accomplished by automotive mechanics students at the secondary level in industrial arts and/or trades and industry programs and at the postsecondary level in community college programs is provided. The twenty-six categories are as follow: accessories--air conditioning, accessories--heaters,…

This second edition of the Nursing Assistant Competency-Based Education (CBE) Curriculum contains the curriculum units and related student guidelines and instructional materials. A discussion of how to use this curriculum precedes the table of contents. The curriculum is divided into twenty-eight units. The first three units include instructional…

The Florida Technological University Campus Environment Study was undertaken in 1973 to determine the student body's perception of the collegiate environment. Information was provided on the seven college and University Environment Scales, which concerned the following areas: practicality, community, awareness, propriety, scholarship, campus…

Scatter on the revised Wechsler Intelligence Scale for children (WISC-R) was evaluated for 105 learning disabled (LD) children. Scatter was defined as range of scaled scores on: (1) five regular verbal tests; (2) five regular performance tests; and (3) all 10 regular subtests. Pairwise combinations of 11 subtests were also evaluated for deviations…

A need for research and development in community education competencies was the impetus of this study. Community educators identified and field tested competencies determined to be essential in four community education roles: superintendent, district coordinator, principal, and building level director. Results showed that participants in this…