A model was formulated for developing functional illustrations for text-based competency-based vocational education (CBVE) instructional materials. The proposed model contained four prescriptive steps that address the events of instruction to be provided or supported and the locations, content, and learning cues for each illustration. Usefulness…

Intended for integration into existing secondary education-level vocational agriculture programs, these documents contain 47 competency-based instructional modules on agricultural business supplies and services. The instructor's manual contains guide sheets for each of the modules and a section on addressing students with special needs. The guide…

The purpose of this project was to develop an evaluation system for the competency-based vocational program developed by Wisconsin's Division of Corrections, Department of Public Instruction (DPI), and the Vocational, Technical, and Adult Education System (VTAE). Site visits were conducted at five correctional institutions in March and April of…

Although those psychomotor procedures that were the basic components of occupations of the industrial age still need to be taught, there is a growing need to teach the cognitive behaviors and affective behaviors associated with information processing and service-related occupations. The techniques that have worked well to teach psychomotor…

A packet of materials provides the leader of an inservice program on the teaching of reading another language with information on relevant theory on the reading process, a plan for conveying that information in a workshop, and a set of handouts for participants. The course structure includes background information and detailed notes for leading…

Competency-based education can be a viable tool for demonstrating accountability in speech communication instruction. The objectives of speech communication instruction tend to be based more upon the content than upon the everyday communication needs of the students. Rather than continue the approach of basing instruction on assumptions of what…

Troy State University in Montgomery, Alabama, has been training principals since 1965. Although a principal internship has always been recommended, it was not actually required of all educational administration graduates until fall 1981. This paper describes the development of guidelines for the principal internship program and presents the new…

The Vocational-Technical Education Consortium (V-TECHS) was formed to help develop vocational-technical materials in the use of performance objectives and criterion-referenced test items which have been validated against actual job performance. (BP)

The project report identifies the purposes of social work and the major objectives, functions, and activities necessary to attain them. From this material the essential competencies of the first level professional social worker are derived. The project report represents the only current statement of the fundamentals for entry level professional…

Designed for use by vocational educators in planning, developing, and implementing a competency-based curriculum that is individualized, this guide begins with definitions of "competency-based curriculum" and "personalized instruction" and rationale for their use. A section on planning suggests resources to check before…

The author discusses the importance of affective objectives in the educational process, and the difficulties in formulating, providing activities in, and evaluating the attainment of these objectives. A distinction is drawn between explicit objectives (those that should be revealed to the student) and implicit objectives (those that are…

Supporting performance objective 41 of the V-TECS (Vocational-Technical Education Consortium of States) Secretarial Catalog, both a set of student materials and an instructor's manual on maintaining office equipment are included in this packet. (The packet is the first in a set of fifteen on typewriting--CE 016 921-934.) The student materials…

Supporting performance objective 81 of the V-TECS (Vocational-Technical Education Consortium of States) Secretarial Catalog, both a set of student materials and an instructor's manual on typing business letters are included in this packet. (The packet is the ninth in a set of fifteen on typewriting--CE 016 920-934.) The student materials include a…

Supporting performance objectives 21, 25, and 26 of the V-TECS (Vocational-Technical Education Consortium of States) Secretarial Catalog both a set of student materials and an instructor's manual on specialized rules for alphabetical filing are included in this packet. (The packet is the second in a set of nine on maintaining files and a…