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Shaeffer, Bruce W. – 1979
Designed to improve industrial education programs through the development of minimum uniform quality standards, a project developed a task list, educationally sequenced the identified tasks, and developed a recommended shop layout and equipment list for four occupational areas: diesel repair, appliance repair, office machine repair, and small…
Descriptors: Appliance Repair, Auto Mechanics, Classroom Design, Diesel Engines
HEDING, HOWARD W.; AND OTHERS – 1967
IN THE MISSOURI ADULT VOCATIONAL-LITERACY MATERIALS DEVELOPMENT PROJECT MATERIALS WERE DEVISED FOR TEACHING ADULTS TO READ, WRITE, AND SPELL AT THE FUNCTIONAL (SIXTH GRADE) LEVEL. IN THE RESEARCH PHASE, THE NEEDS, CHARACTERISTICS, LITERACY LEVEL, OCCUPATIONS, AND INTERESTS OF THE ILLITERATE ADULT WERE STUDIED, AND TEACHING MATERIALS AND METHODS…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Educators, Adult Literacy, Adults
South Central Board of Cooperative Educational Services, Pueblo, CO. – 1979
The Rural Internship Program provided opportunities for gifted and talented eleventh- and twelfth-grade students to broaden their educational career opportunities by facilitating activities that allowed rural interns to work one-to-one with community leaders in rural Southern Colorado. Program design centered around four interfacing components:…
Descriptors: Career Development, Career Education, Communication (Thought Transfer), Employment Opportunities
Tennessee State Dept. of Education, Nashville. – 1979
A project set out to develop and test adult performance level (APL) materials for pre-vocational programs to enable adults to develop those skills needed to seek and retain employment. Addressing the APL area of occupational knowledge only, methodology focused on (1) joint planning in material development and testing; (2) extensive training in…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adult Education, Adult Programs, Adult Students
Bork, Alfred – 1975
With support from the National Science Foundation and the University of California, the Physics Computer Development Project have produced in the last six years computer based material in a wide variety of modes. Among the major products are science learning dialogs, graphic additions to APL (A Programming Language), the underlying software, and…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics, Computer Programs, Computer Science
Bexar County School Board, San Antonio, TX. – 1973
The goal of the POR FIN research design was to develop a language-based curriculum emphasizing the audiolingual approach and integrating academic and social-functioning subject matter. The modular curriculum is designed so that each lesson is independent and complete in itself, and provides a high degree of motivation, retention, and achievement…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Audiolingual Methods, Audiolingual Skills, Bilingual Students
Crozier, Patrick W.; Butler, F. Coit, Jr. – 1969
Technical activities for the period October 1 through December 31, 1968 are covered. Described are the development, implementation, interim evaluation, and probable future applications of the first and second level electronics curriculums. One hundred and sixty-nine electro-electronic job titles were identified; tasks within these were classified…
Descriptors: Autoinstructional Aids, Behavioral Objectives, Course Descriptions, Curriculum Development
Ely, Donald P., Ed.; Beilby, Albert, Ed. – 1971
The audiovisual resources listed in this catalog cover 10 instructional-technology topics: administration; facilities; instructional design; learning and communication; media equipment; media production; media utilization; research; instructional techniques; and society, education, and technology. Any entry falling into more than one category is…
Descriptors: Audio Equipment, Audiodisc Recordings, Audiotape Recordings, Audiovisual Aids
Abedor, Allan J. – 1972
The purpose of this research was to develop and field test a new flowchart model prescribing specific operations for tryout and revision of prototype multi-media self-instructional treatments. The methods and results of the following four phases of the study are described: (1) design of a MK I flowchart model based on a review of the literature;…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Autoinstructional Aids, Control Groups, Criterion Referenced Tests
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Southwest Regional Laboratory for Educational Research and Development, Los Alamitos, CA. – 1975
The English Language and Concepts Program for Spanish-Speaking Children (LCS) is designed to enable Spanish-speaking youngsters to succeed in the regular school classroom. This report presents detailed summaries of major studies in the LCS tryout and evaluation sequence. (1) LCS prototype tryout, 1969: Tryout is described, materials and procedures…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Students, Classroom Observation Techniques, English (Second Language)
Ingram, Deborah; Thompson, Eileen; Tcha, MoonJoong – 2001
While much visually oriented teaching material that uses the new technologies is being developed, there is little understanding or research into the demands such material makes on students' information processing. This paper outlines an innovative approach to teaching complex economic models that incorporates the convergence of text and graphics…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Computer Uses in Education, Economics, Educational Environment
Jacobson, Erik; Degener, Sophie; Purcell-Gates, Victoria – 2003
By providing illustrative examples from real classrooms and feedback from teachers, this teacher handbook brings to life ways teachers have modified their adult literacy classroom practice to be more learner contextualized. It provides guidance in moving toward contextualized literacy instruction; teachers must adapt suggestions to most suitably…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Alternative Assessment, Classroom Techniques
Carreon, Edwina S.; Balarbar, Corazon V. – 1997
In many countries, suitable English for special purposes (ESP) textbooks and materials are difficult to find. ESP teachers and program coordinators often must develop their own materials, but preparing such materials requires training. One model that has served as a guide to numerous ESP materials projects is the Hutchinson and Waters' model. This…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, English For Science and Technology, English for Special Purposes, Foreign Countries
Clements, Andrew; Speers, Geoff – 2001
The abattoir (meat processing) industry is facing a number of challenges in Australia, including introduction of technology, safety standards, restructuring, and development and implementation of an effective training culture. The training strategy will effectively target existing training resources for the industry and upskill employees in a…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agricultural Education, Change Strategies, Curriculum Development
Hunter, John – 2001
The theory of scientific management was established as a way to increase workers' productivity. The following are among the key principles underpinning scientific management: task simplification and division of labor boost productivity; management must control the planning of work down to its minutiae; and remuneration should be based on output.…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Competence, Competency Based Education, Educational Principles
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