Responding to J. Lerner's article on differences between the fields of reading and learning disabilities (EC 081 334) the author suggests that Lerner fails to distinguish between corrective reading and remedial reading, misunderstands learning disabilities as including only learning problems with neurological bases, and misconstrues task analysis…

In response to J. Lerner's paper (EC 081 334) on differences between the fields of reading and learning disabilities, the author suggests that differences be minimized by using behavioral terms to describe learning problems, using task analysis to pinpoint both the whats and hows of teaching, and developing interdisciplinary training programs. (DB)

Ways suggested for principals to categorize tasks according to importance in order to allocate time more effectively. (Author/MLF)

The Alberta Government Libraries' Council Job Specifications Committee presents an all-inclusive checklist of tasks which might be performed in a special library. Designed as a tool to aid in the development of job descriptions in a library setting, it is organized into three categories: library management, technical services, and public services.…

Discusses performance analysis factors and their applications, including (1) three types of performance aids--directories, ensamplers, and queries; (2) training and guidance, including a guide to the use of performance aids and descriptions of three kinds--stimulus, response, and reinforcement; and (3) performance analysis as a tool in training.…

Six experiments were reported which examine the young child's ability to compare included and nonincluded sets. Subjects were children from nursery and primary schools in Edinburgh. (Author/MP)

Analyses of tasks performed by secretaries in government or government-related agencies in the Washington, D.C., area were made from data collected by interviews on the job. Data include position, title, tenure, previous experience, rating, salary, training, and tasks performed. Implications of the findings will be considered for two- and…

Presented is a summary of the work done by R. Waugh in analyzing the teaching and/or improvement of reading comprehension among learning disabled junior and senior high students. (DLS)

Research on classroom behaviors of students and teachers, which was conducted at Massey University in New Zealand, is reviewed. (GW)

Introductory physics students were taught the skill of acquiring the abilities to apply quantitative relations in problem solving, from a text description of those relations. This enhanced the students' capacities for acquiring this ability from a subsequently presented text description of new relations. (BW)

Describes a task analysis procedure used by a fourth grade teacher to help her students become more aware of time wasted. (SB)

The author describes the use of the task analysis approach in health education curriculum development and describes several instruments developed for this purpose. (MB)

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Six severely handicapped clients were taught to perform upkeep responses on their air conditioner-heating unit, electric range, refrigerator, and electrical appliances. Results showed acquisition, long-term maintenance, and generalization of upkeep skills to a nontraining apartment. General task analyses were recommended for assessment and…

The paper describes the development of a coin-skills curriculum for educable mentally retarded (EMR) children via the application of cluster analysis. Special emphasis is given to two clustering techniques employed to verify clusters of coin skills, and the sequence in which a group of 100 EMR children acquired selected coin skills. (Author/CL)