This document is one of ten curriculum guides developed by the Nevada Competency-Based Adult High School Diploma (CBAHSD) Project. This curriculum guide on earth and physical science is divided into twelve topics. The topics included are Geology, Meteorology, Astronomy, Natural Disasters, Chemical Reaction, Laboratory, States of Matter, Force and…

This document is one of ten curriculum guides developed by the Nevada Competency-Based Adult High School Diploma (CBAHSD) Project. This curriculum guide on life science is divided into twelve topics. The topics included are Life Process, Cells, Levels of Organization, Organ Systems, Food and Oxygen-Photosynthesis, Cycles, Energy, Resources, Cell…

The purpose of this competency-based education program is to help interested school districts implement, manage, and evaluate a comprehensive program at the high school level. The final report discusses the definition and collection of selective practices that have potential for further use; targeted development activities, including planning and…

There are ten easy steps to managing cooperative occupational education. (1) Establish cooperative occupational education as a major component within the total vocational program. (2) Make a careful assessment of the students' needs and readiness to participate in a cooperative training experience. (3) Select training stations on the basis of…

The seven papers in this collection, which were presented at a workshop for library media supervisors, focus on competency-based education and the role of media centers in implementing Maryland's Project Basic. Papers included are: "Project Basic Instructional Guides: A Resource for Teachers," by Margaret Trader; "Scope and Sequence Charts for the…

The purpose of AB 3408 is 1) to create public dialogue and systematic accountability at the local level regarding the skills high school graduates should possess, and 2) to encourage schools to focus attention on students who have difficulty mastering reading, writing, or mathematics skills. The legislation requires all school districts…

The Occupational Education Administration Project at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale was developed to prepare vocational education administrators. Evaluation of the project was intended to determine the extent to which participation was related to student learning and on-the-job competence after graduation. The project was competency…

The field of educational administration is particularly hampered in coordinating the areas of research and development. The politics, economics, and social conditions surrounding administrative practice and its study in the university setting have not been conducive to development work. Research and development directed toward educational…

A competency-based introductory counseling course, including demonstrations of model counseling, student role-play counseling, information about prisoners, and a counseling practicum using prisoners as a client population, was developed for Roanoke Bible College. Research was then conducted to evaluate the course materials. Findings led to the…

Based on competencies identified as common to all occupations and designed to be integrated into existing vocational curriculums, this competency-based student curriculum provides eighty student competency sheets grouped into six areas: (1) basic math skills, (2) basic communication skills, (3) interpersonal skills, (4) economic…

Reported are findings of the Spartanburg Conference, a multidisciplinary meeting designed to set up guidelines for training psychological service providers to the deaf. Considered in Chapter I are studies relating to the historical background of psychological practice with the deaf. The organization of the conference is explained in Chapter II in…

A project was developed to design policies and procedures for competency-based recertification for occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants. Project activities included the exploration and appraisal of various methods of recertification, e.g., continuing education requirements, audit/record review requirements, written…

Ninety-six male and female college students participated in an experiment designed to examine the feasibility of isolating the critical attributes in a given instructional example as an error correction mechanism for the purpose of improving instructional effectiveness and efficiency. Results indicated that although students with the critical…

Instructional management systems for use in monitoring student achievements in specified skill areas and the use of these data for compensatory education program evaluation are a relatively new phenomenon in the field of education. The replication of an instructional management system is reviewed in three settings: (1) a consortia of four…

This Coordinator's Guide accompanies the module Helping Students Develop Career Decision-Making Skills. It defines the coordinator's role from four aspects: setting the tone, setting the pace, facilitating the discussion, and evaluating. Suggestions for preparing and presenting the workshop are offered. The actual text is in the accompanying…