The manual was designed to help vocational education curriculum experts learn procedures for constructing task inventories and for analyzing occupational performance. The manual opens with definitions of a task inventory and other terms, and an overview of the procedure. The first six steps involve the overall construction of an initial task…

Designed for those who are concerned with gathering job performance information, this manual presents methodology and techniques used to analyze jobs and to record the analysis. Chapter 1, an introduction, discusses briefly the uses of job analyses in trade and technical course construction and instructional materials development, in career…

This is the first in a series of five training manuals developed for use by the U.S. Marine Corps Office of Manpower Utilization (OMU) in its Task Analysis (TA) program. It is designed for trainers of OMU staff members assigned to the TA program, a research effort requiring interpersonal and research competence. Objectives of the manual are: (1)…

The instruction manual provides 12 step-by-step instructions for air traffic control supervisors in conducting over-the-shoulder training observations of enroute center controllers. Since the primary purpose of the review is to quickly identify training needs and requirements, the control responsibilities are approached from a deficiency…

Designed to aid in the orientation of personnel newly assigned to the Office of Manpower Utilization (OMU), Marine Corps Headquarters, this manual provides a brief overview of Marine Corps Task Analysis (TA) by presenting the basic steps in this process, which are (1) construct a task inventory, (2) administer self-report inventory, (3) analyze,…

The National Association of Social Workers (NASW), as the collective expression of some 78,000 professional social workers, is responsibile for practice advancement, standards-setting and utilization, and the improvement of social service policies and programs. The development of Standards for Social Work Services in Schools is one significant…

The guide is designed to provide a basis for effective communication between local education agencies and local advisory committees regarding industrial plastics eudcation and to communicate national and statewide program requirements so that local advisory committees may recommend program requirements that meet local needs with due concern for…

A listing of 10 basic tasks performed by industrial education teachers, subdivided to the fourth level, comprises the document. The present listing is an expansion of an earlier publication, which terminated subdivision of tasks at the third level; the 327 third level tasks have since been treated in a rather extensive study in which 863 Wisconsin…

Designed to provide guidance in the development of performance objectives and criterion-referenced measures, this booklet is intended for teachers, supervisory personnel, teacher trainers, and writers involved in developing performance-based instruction. To show the relationship of performance objectives and criterion-referenced measures to the…

This document is volume 4 of a four-volume report which describes the components of the Health Services Mobility Study (HSMS) method of task analysis, job ladder design, and curriculum development. Divided into three chapters, volume 4 is a manual for using HSMS task data and analysis results to develop curriculum objectives, guidelines, and…

This monograph attempts a partial description of the development of the competency-based counselor education (CBCE) program and the procedures used to promote that development. The first section describes the distinguishing features of CBCE. It notes differences from more traditional approaches, such as that under CBCE the evaluation focus is…

The manual is designed to provide a basis for inservice training for replication of components of the MECCA (Make Every Child Capable of Achieving) model, a project designed to develop and implement early identification procedures and prescriptive educational programs for children entering kindergarten with a variety of potential educational…

Counselors and visiting teachers serving special education students face unique problems in meeting the needs of those students. The general and specific knowledge that the counselors and visitng teachers should have in order to work most effectively with students with special needs has been the focus of a study sponsored by the Texas Education…

Designed for use in the evaluation of Title IV Indian Education Projects (Parts A, B, and C), this handbook presents a methodology for evaluation which has been devised specifically to address the structural and substantive variations among Title IV projects in a manner which is flexible, adaptable, and practical. This handbook is designed to…

The rate training manual is one of a series of training handbooks prepared for enlisted personnel of the Navy and Naval Reserve who are studying for advancement in the Aviation Structural Mechanic E (AME) rating. The manual is based on the professional qualifications for the rates AME1 and AMEC. Chapters are organized according to specific job…