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Download full textJacobs, Ronald L. – 1987
This monograph proposes and describes a systems-based field of study for the training and development (T&D) profession: human performance technology. The first section describes what is meant by a field of study and professional practice and then provides a rationale for the proposal. Section 2 explores training and development in the context…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Human Factors Engineering, Job Performance, Labor Force Development
Simon, Kathleen – 1987
The literature concerning the use of student evaluations to improve college teaching and to help make decisions concerning tenure and promotion is reviewed, along with ways that several colleges have used these evaluations to improve the quality of teaching. Many studies indicate that properly-administered, well-constructed rating forms can…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Faculty, College Instruction, Employment Practices
Congress of the U. S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. – 1987
The issue of parental leave following the birth or adoption of a child, or in the case of serious family medical problems, is discussed. Testimonies include: (1) general statements on the need for legislation regarding family and medical leave; (2) personal case histories involving the need for parental leave; and (3) presentations of official…
Descriptors: Employed Parents, Employer Employee Relationship, Family Health, Family Programs
Wakefield, John F. – 1985
The predictive validities of (1) a test of divergent thinking, (2) an experimental measure of creative performance, and (3) an inventory of creative personality characteristics were compared by correlating scores on each measure for 19 fifth graders with scores on the ACT Interest Inventory one year later. It was expected that each of the three…
Descriptors: Business, Comparative Testing, Correlation, Creativity Tests
Kulik, James A. – 1985
The use of a computer-based system of individualized course evaluations, Instructor-Designed Questionnaires (IDQs), to collect student reactions to classes at the University of Michigan is discussed. Originally designed to provide feedback to university teachers alone, the system is now used extensively by teachers to gather information for…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Course Evaluation, Faculty Evaluation, Feedback
Turner, Philip M.; Coleman, J. Gordon, Jr. – 1986
This study was undertaken to determine the extent to which State Education Agencies (SEA) are involved in either mandating or recommending school library media personnel evaluation procedures or forms to Local Education Agencies (LEA). A survey instrument was mailed to all 50 SEA's with a 94% return rate. Well over half of the SEA's were involved…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Job Performance, Learning Resources Centers, Library Personnel
Cashin, William E.; Clegg, Victoria L. – 1987
A large data set of student ratings of college teaching was studied to explore previous indications that student ratings are affected by the subject area of instruction. Previous research by Marsh (1984), Feldman (1978), and Cranton and Smith (1986) reported the influence of factors other than instruction. To examine the impact of subject area on…
Descriptors: College Instruction, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Problems, Higher Education
Gleason, Maryellen – AAHE Bulletin, 1986
Issues concerning student evaluation of instruction are addressed. Answers to the following questions are provided: Are students in a position to identify the factors that make instruction effective? Do they know what makes teaching good? If ratings are high, does that mean students are learning more? Is there a relationship between instructor…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Faculty, College Instruction, College Students
Floyd, Jerald D. – 1982
During an 18-month demonstration period, the Illinois Occupational Program Initiative (IOPI), funded through the state's Division of Alcoholism, demonstrated the feasibility of funding individual contractors to create and market employee assistance programs (EAPs) to representatives of industry and labor. Cost estimates for the EAPs were to cover…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Consultants, Cost Effectiveness, Demonstration Programs
McGonagle, Kenneth; Stevens, Ann – 1981
A method of sex-fair performance evaluation is presented which can be used in coeducational secondary school physical education classes. This method tallies specific skill areas associated with athletic activities, disregarding such concepts as student improvement, level of competition, participation, effort, and exact skill measurement.…
Descriptors: Athletics, Coeducation, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
Plowman, Sharon Ann – 1981
The use of health-related physical fitness tests for sex-fair ability grouping in physical education classes requires the verification of two assumptions: (1) that there exists a direct positive relationship between health-related physical fitness and development and/or improvement of various sport skills; and (2) that there is a physiological…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Ability Identification, Cardiovascular System, Classification
Pooley, Richard C. – 1982
Evaluation within human service organizations is defined in terms of accepted evaluation criteria, with reasonable expectations shown and structured into a model of systematic evaluation practice. The evaluation criteria of program effort, performance, adequacy, efficiency and process mechanisms are discussed, along with measurement information…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Decision Making, Delivery Systems, Evaluation Criteria
Foutes, William; And Others – 1982
This publication is the first in a series of three texts for a diesel mechanics curriculum. Its purpose is to teach the basic concepts related to employment in a diesel trade. Six sections contain 29 units. Each instructional unit includes some or all of these basic components: unit and specific (performance) objectives, suggested activities for…
Descriptors: Auto Mechanics, Behavioral Objectives, Curriculum Guides, Diesel Engines
Dallas County Community Coll. District, TX. – 1982
Designed for students in the Dallas County Community College District's (DCCCD's) cooperative education program, this guide provides information on obtaining college credit for the development and achievement of learning objectives through current work experience. After introductory material on the benefits of participating in the program,…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, College Credits, Community Colleges, Cooperative Education
Corno, Lyn; Mandinach, Ellen B. – 1981
This study applied a model of student academic motivation to an existing set of classroom data from 323 third graders in 17 classes from 2 Stanford, California elementary school districts. The model proposed that common forms of student-motivated behavior, such as task engagement, are systematically related to students' cognitive structures and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Research, Grade 3, Group Dynamics
