Exercises are provided in a set of five workbooks designed to aid data processing students in building vocabulary and reading skills. Each workbook borrows from the data processing vocabulary to provide explanations and exercises for a sequential series of learning objectives. One workbook concentrates on developing the ability to determine word…

Utilizing word problems relevant to the data processing field, this workbook presents a concept-oriented approach to competency development in ten areas of basic mathematics: (1) the expression of numbers as figures and words; (2) the multiplication, addition, and division of whole numbers, fractions, and decimals; (3) ratios and proportions; (4)…

A description is provided of a program developed at Moraine Valley Community College (MVCC), in Illinois, for providing word processing instruction in the library, including recommendations for program development based on MVCC experience and results from a survey of program participants. The first part of the paper discusses a model development…

This self-instructional self-paced module is the fifth of five in the series, Competency Based Education Inservice for Part Time Community College Occupational Education Teachers. (See note for other modules.) Its purpose is to provide the teacher with the what, why, when, and how to conduct a follow-up to secure answers to and to evaluate the…