Two groups of 12 trainees were exposed to either monitor-modeling or immediate-feedback supervision in their practicum. Ten-minute individual counseling sessions with coached clients were taped before and after the practicum. Three independent judges rated the tapes. Data supports the relative effectiveness of monitor-modeling supervision. (Author)

The increased popularity of laboratory training and the relevance of laboratory method to the solution of human relationship problems has increased the need for people who can use the method and for setting high standards and efficient techniques. This document is devoted to the statement of the National Training Laboratory (NTL) Institute…

This research explores possible connections between supervisory activity and the quality of the supervisory relationship. An effort was made to answer the following three questions: (1) What is the nature of the perceived interview behavior between supervisor and trainee? (2) What is the nature of the perceived supervisory relationship between…

This two part Saskatchewan NewStart school aide curriculum guide outlines program content and procedures for trainees and for their instructors. Stressing the responsibility of trainees for much of the content impact, the first volume provides questions, training outlines, and other resources (including guidelines on microteaching) to equip…

This document is the final report of the Model Educational Research Training (MERT) program, a graduate program of the New York University School of Education. MERT trains urban school staff in skills necessary to identify problems, design valid research projects, and apply research results. The long-term objective is the training of small groups…

Article considers the most effective method for instructing trainees and employees. As well, it resolves the significance of program versus medium. (RK)

The results demonstrate that members of skill groups have different psychological need profiles. Youth Opportunity Center counselors need to become more sensitive to these differences. Further research needs to be conducted to determine whether the need profiles of trainees are similar to the profiles of people successfully employed in the…

Stresses the difficulty of "maintenance" of newly learned behaviors by reinforcement and feedback on the job and proposes an alternative means of promoting transfer of training--establishing rule-governed behavior. Some ways of establishing rules in training are listed and discussed, including use of behavior-modeling and other…

Studied relationship of variables to trainee's postfeedback agreement, recall, and content-evaluation reactions on rating scale measures. Findings indicated field-independent trainees agreed more and evaluated feedback content more positively than field-dependent trainees. Greater agreement, more positive content evaluation, and more accurate…

Provides a comprehensive view of active learning based on the premise that learning to do a task via instruction is a cumulative process. Five lesson elements are discussed, around which trainee activities may be designed: motivation, orientation, information, application, and evaluation. (Author/JKP)

Counseling self-efficacy, an individual's perception of his or her competence to conduct counseling, is an important component of understanding how counselor trainees subjectively construct their counseling and training experiences and subsequently develop into competent counseling professionals. The author describes 2 approaches to using…

The main aim of the study was to evaluate trainee teachers working commitment in their teaching practicum. There were seven component teaching practices and eleven demographic factors. The instrument of the study was extracted from various sources to suit the research design based on Units, Treatments, Observing, and Surveying (UTOS) model…