To examine the effects of goal-setting on supervisors' evaluations of workers' performance, and on the causes attributed to that performance, 80 subjects were shown a simulated interaction between a worker and supervisor in one of three goal-setting conditions: self-set, participative, or assigned. The worker either succeeded or failed to meet the…

This guide is designed to aid instructional personnel in all areas of vocational education in the articulation of secondary and postsecondary programs through verification of student competencies. It presents general information on what program articulation is and why it is important, how articulation may be achieved in the least constraining…

AFTER SURVEYING THE LITERATURE ON LEADERSHIP QUALITIES, THE AUTHOR ANALYZED THEM ACCORDING TO THE LEADER'S OWN PERCEPTION OF HIS ACTIVITIES. QUESTIONNAIRES WITH 64 ITEMS WENT TO 242 JUNIOR COLLEGE PRESIDENTS, OF WHOM 194 REPLIED. THE 182 USABLE REPLIES WERE RANK ORDERED BY THREE VARIABLES (SCHOOL SIZE, LOCATION, AND REPORTING AUTHORITY) AND BY…

Supervisors' ratings of individual industrial workers appear to be related to the central life interests (CLI) of the workers. The group of workers who had a job-oriented CLI received the highest ratings from their superivsors among the three CLI groups on Initiative and Application, Cooperation and Quantity of Work and were rated low on…

Relationships between cosmopolitan--local orientation and measures of job performance were examined for 150 technical employees in three architectural firms. Cosmopolitan orientation was positively related to supervisor ratings of following prescribed work hours and supervisor and co-worker ratings of impressing others. (Author)

Studied 123 secondary school counselors and found significant correlations among tested personality characteristics and supervisor-rated job performance. Counselors rated as effective by supervisors expressed higher job satisfaction, tested higher in tolerance for ambiguity and in self-esteem, and had more congruent personality-environment Holland…

Contrasted a realistic job preview (RJP) using a prescriptive approach aimed at enhancing newcomer adaptation to the job with a traditional and descriptive RJP targeted at expectations concerning objective information about the job. Revealed strong effects on the manipulation checks and supportive findings for both types of preview on variables…

Examined interviewer judgments, gender, and age data for individuals interviewing for seasonal retail sales positions in two separate years (total N=517). Matched job performance data with interviewer judgments. Results suggest usefulness of the interview in assessment. Females and older applicants received higher average interview evaluations and…

Addresses the relationship between teacher attitudes and teacher effectiveness. Discusses a local validation study of the Omaha Teacher Interview (OTI), a preemployment teacher selection device assessing attitudes and personality. Finds the relationship between OTI ratings and job performance positive but insufficient to justify basing selection…

Addresses a variety of plans on how to formulate and conduct program evaluation. Describes the Stufflebeam et al. generalized evaluation design, the Howard and Lee five-step evaluation model, and a step-by-step procedures model. Also identifies 10 principles for evaluating performance appraisal systems. (CT)

Several continuing competency programs, such as mandatory education and periodic review of licensing, and recent experiments in selective performance evaluation are reviewed. A review of the literature and an Ontario experiment provide data concerning program efficacy and the use of a positive reinforcement independent peer review process. (TJH)

Description of a process for solving human performance problems focuses on the analysis phase, which examines information to determine causes and develops recommendations for solving the problems. Techniques used for gathering data are described, criteria for evaluating ideas are listed, and weighted scores for performance improvement ideas are…

Evaluated person-environment fit and job satisfaction based on the Theory of Work Adjustment. Provided evidence for commensurate structures and directional interpretations of need-reinforcer correspondence, and indicated that the relationship between the correspondence indices and job satisfaction was moderated by profile component, type of…

Examined social interactions among developmentally disabled workers (N=30) and the social context of interactions during work and breaks in sheltered and nonsheltered work settings. Studied workers' initiation patterns and the general structure of workers' conversations as well as the social context for these interactions. (Author/ABB)

The author discusses learning curves versus performance curves. He examines how performance curves are created, how they are used, how they evaluate performance, and how they can be used as analysis tools for training system performance. Case studies are included. (CT)