A step-by-step tutorial on planning, building, and debugging a BASIC program. (JL)

Examines the use of contracting in an instructional development setting at the university level. A sample contract is included and 12 references are listed. (LLS)

A study was conducted to identify and validate communication technology competencies needed by industrial arts teachers in Virginia. Seventy-two tasks were identified as vital for teacher education programs in communication. (LRA)

Undergraduate judges were assigned to groups that differed in information-processing loads. Correct observations decreased and reports of illusory correlation increased as the information-processing load increased. (Author)

The article describes a program for developing visual perception in mentally handicapped students. The approach involves a scheme for grading visual matching tasks in order of difficulty. (SBH)

The educational needs of an elementary school nurse differ from those of the high school or junior high nurse. (JD)

The Assessment Program Tool is a method of evaluating instructional programs in institutions for the retarded. (DB)

In three experiments involving situations previously called upon in support of representativeness theory, questionnaire responses from 265 university students demonstrated systematic biases that deviated sharply from the obvious predictions of the theory. The implications for representativeness theory are discussed. (Editor/RK)

Investigates one plausible source of the emergence of phonological awareness--phonological neighborhood density in a group of 5-year-old children, most of whom were pre-readers. Subjects with a high vocabulary age showed neighborhood density effects in a rhyme oddity task, but 5-year-olds with lower vocabulary ages did not. (Author/VWL)

Examined the differences between compliment responses collected with two different data collection procedures: naturally occurring data analyzed through conversation analytic methodology, and elicited data collected via a discourse completion task (DCT). The DCT was designed to evoke the same discourse context and preceding context observed in the…

An intervention package of task clarification, checklists, and posted performance feedback was developed to increase completion of tasks contributing to the appearance of a local grocery store. The package was based on an informal diagnostic assessment that examined antecedents, equipment and processes, knowledge and skills, and consequences in…

Employed a lexical decision task to asses whether left hemisphere damaged (LHD) and right hemisphere damaged (RHD) patients are similarly sensitive to stress patterns in lexical access. Results confirmed that individuals without brain damage are influenced by stress patterns, as indicated by increased lexical decision latencies to incorrectly…

Addresses the potential value of the Developing a Curriculum (DACUM) occupational analysis methodology in curriculum development for health occupations education programs. Presents strengths and weaknesses of using DACUM in the context of traditional procedures and applications to health-related programs. (JOW)

A study surveyed 14 administrators to determine the amount of time continuing education administrators in private higher education devote to various administrative tasks and to learn if the tasks that require the most time have the highest priority. Findings show a lack of emphasis on tasks associated with staffing, staff development, and…

Describes performer-centric interface design and explains a model-based approach for conducting performer-centric analysis and design. Highlights include design methodology, including cognitive task analysis; creating task scenarios; creating the presentation model; creating storyboards; proof of concept screens; object models and icons;…