Improving achievement testing depends on advances in the conceptualization of the skill domains on which student achievement is assessed. Discussed are the nature, elements, and construction of necessary frameworks for the skill domains of interest. Construction includes strategies for determining component skills, interrelationships among…

Typical prevailing task analysis really is skill analysis whose product is a set of generic tasks considered to exhaust or sufficiently sample a skill domain. This approach yields tasks as the base entities of analysis; any understanding of interrelations of structures in the skill architecture in consequence must occur--if at all--above the level…

Emerging parallel processing and increased flexibility during the acquisition of cognitive skills form a combination that is hard to reconcile with rule-based models that often produce brittle behavior. Rule-based models can exhibit these properties by adhering to 2 principles: that the model gradually learns task-specific rules from instructions…

A case is made that typing, speaking, and playing music are members of a family of skills that can be studied within a common theory. (Editor)

Presents an approach to task sequencing that is based on a component-skills view of intelligence and learning. Related research in cognitive psychology and in computer based instruction is reviewed, and a cognitive model of human task sequencing is developed and then applied to an intelligent tutoring system for algebra. (39 references)…

Validation studies of learning hierarchies usually examine whether task relationships posited a priori are confirmed by student learning data. This method was compared with a non-posited task relationship where all possible task relationships were generated and investigated. A learning hierarchy in a seventh grade mathematics study reported by…

The author looks at some management patterns and tries to work out from them elements common to them all, concluding with a discussion of this approach's impact on one series of management training programs. (AJ)

Presents a model of the role of instructional feedback in learning a motor skill and identifies six levels of motor skill output, each of which has a characteristic type of feedback. The usefulness of several feedback techniques reported in the literature is discussed. (Author/LRW)

Discussion of instructional systems development (ISD) focuses on recent developments in cognitive task analysis and describes the Integrated Task Analysis Model, a framework for integrating cognitive and behavioral task analysis methods within the ISD model. Three components of expertise are analyzed: skills, knowledge, and mental models. (96…

Based on ten years of testing a skill building strategy with graduate students, this manual attempts to provide a knowledge base in community leadership, a schema for theoretical discussion, and opportunities for group interaction and critique. The conceptual skills developed in the strategy include the ability to screen information, identify…

Argues that a deeper analysis of the affect and how it develops is needed for the design of effective learning activities. Topics discussed include the Taxonomy of Educational Objectives in the Affective Domain; a model of skilled behavior; theories of the development of attitudes and affect; affective objectives for instruction; and instructional…

Describes a five-step approach to performance management which includes (1) redefining tasks; (2) identifying skills; (3) determining what development tools are necessary; (4) prioritizing skills development; and (5) developing an action plan. Presents a hiring model that includes job analysis, job description, selection, goal setting, evaluation,…

This paper applies Joseph Scandura's structural learning model to the problem of teaching children social skills, reviews the recent developments in the social skills training literature, and provides a brief guide to the selection and implementation of skills training programs. (Author/EGS)

The evolutionary work world of today is placing continuous change on career professionals and clients. Discussing different perspectives on the transition process is helpful for clients. This paper presents a case study that contains an experiential exercise and discussion about managing workplace change. The case study and questions provide an…

The literature on competency-based human resource (HR) management provides a strong case for moving from a jobs-based to a competency-based approach to human resources. There is agreement in the literature (Dubois, Rothwell, Stern, & Kemp, 2004; Lucia & Lepsinger, 1999) on the benefits of using competencies throughout HR systems and impact…