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Zurbrick, Phillip R. – Agricultural Education, 1976
Discusses a project demonstrating that standardized tests can be developed in vocational agriculture under certain conditions to serve a wide geographical area and a diversified agriculture. (HD)
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Educational Research, Educational Testing, Program Development
Download full textGreenan, James P. – 1984
A project provided teachers and other school personnel with a set of practical instruments for assessing students' generalizable mathematics skills in the secondary vocational training programs in Illinois. The major accomplishments of the project were advisory committee identification and selection; population and sample identification and…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Generalization, Mathematics Achievement, Mathematics Skills
Greenan, James P. – 1983
A study examined the skill areas and skills that were generalizable within and across the secondary vocational training programs in the 32 area vocational centers in Illinois. During the project, researchers worked to develop, validate, and determine the reliability of a generalizable skills instrument and to identify which mathematics,…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Communication Skills, Interpersonal Competence, Job Skills
Hines, Constance V.; And Others – 1981
A study examined the construct validity of six vocational achievement tests used in the Ohio Vocational Achievement Testing Program. (Subject areas covered in the tests were agricultural mechanics, carpentry, diesel mechanics, distributive education for food services personnel, fabric services, and home economics/food service.) In order to…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Agricultural Engineering, Auto Mechanics, Carpentry
Florida State Univ., Tallahassee. Program of Vocational Education. – 1977
Part of a system by which local education agency (LEA) personnel may evaluate secondary and postsecondary vocational education programs, this third of eight components focuses on assessment of student career interests. Procedures covered include determination of the student population to be surveyed, selection of the instrument, and discrepancy…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, County School Districts, Educational Testing, Evaluation Methods
Vocational Technical Education Consortium of States, Atlanta, GA. – 1984
A project was conducted to develop vocational education tests for use in Georgia secondary schools, specifically for welding, machine shop, and sheet metal courses. The project team developed an outline of an assessment model that included the following components: (1) select a program for use in developing test items; (2) verify duties, tasks,…
Descriptors: Item Analysis, Job Skills, Machine Tool Operators, Machine Tools
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Atlanta, GA. – 1983
This volume contains the initial draft of a model for assessing students in vocational education programs in Georgia. Addressed in the first section of the draft are some of the components that are believed to be critical in the development of a model for assessing vocational student achievement, including selecting a program for use in developing…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavioral Objectives, Criterion Referenced Tests, Guidelines
