Educational technology has provided an outside impetus for librarianship to take an inside look at itself. It is up to those in the library profession to determine whether technology will make us more mechanized and task oriented or will truly assist us to facilitate, personalize, and humanize the library function. (Author/NH)

This research points out the need for training programs to upgrade the knowledge of part-time teachers in regard to educational functions. (GB)

Extensive presentation and discussion of results of survey designed to provide information on work tasks and traits of both public and private agency counselors. Major instruments were Rehabilitation Counselor Task Inventory (378 counselors) and Abbreviated RC Task Inventory (educators, administrative personnel, and other professional…

Video games have a potential role in analysis of motor learning through laboratory tasks. This article discusses why games meet the requirements of laboratory tasks and suggests types of training and research that could be carried out using them. (PP)

Reports on a study that investigated differences in reading strategies between good and poor young readers in their use of linguistic context, in particular whether good readers make better use of succeeding context by using a better strategy or whether they read better simply because of superior knowledge. (Author/JL)

Investigated two main areas: (1) tasks performed by child care workers, group home houseparents, and social workers working in group child care; and (2) knowledge of specific domains (e.g. nutrition, behavioral theories) relevant to performance of those tasks. Results are considered germane to staff training programs, job descriptions, and program…

Details a three-dimensional model developed by Control Data Education Services which provides for analysis of project needs, staffing project personnel, and tracking project tasks. Document support for implementing the model and staffing considerations are defined. (RAO)

The following hypotheses were tested and confirmed: (1) there is no difference between women and men in their perceptions of job dimensions; (2) a positive relationship exists between job dimensions and the affective work outcomes for men and women; and (3) job dimensions predict affective work outcomes in a similar manner for men and women.…

The model stresses interactions among specific combinations of cognitive task requirements, learner characteristics, and instructional treatment properties, in a manner analogous to the aptitude-treatment interaction (ATI) model. "Supplantation" is the provision of overt assistance to learners in performing a specific process required by…

The article outlines specific procedures for analyzing student errors and using the information gained as a tool for making appropriate assessment and instructional decisions. (DLS)

Intended for teachers of handicapped children, the article provides information on a standardized recording format useful in sharing successfully developed instructional materials and procedures with other teachers. (SBH)

Describes how instructional designers develop cost-effective training by performing an "up-front-analysis": needs assessment, audience analysis, and task analysis. The task analysis specifies the knowledge or skills to be taught and determines performance objectives, teaching strategies, and instructional materials. (PEN)