Presented in the sourcebook for the teacher educator is the Four-D model (define, design, develop, and disseminate) to be used for developing instructional materials for training teachers of exceptional children. Listed at the beginning of chapters are instructional objectives; included when appropriate are guidelines, checklists, and flow charts.…

An individual trainer for giving students in the radar intercept observer (RIO) schools concentrated practice in procedures for air-to-air intercepts was designed around a programmable graphics terminal with two integral minicomputers and 8k of core memory. The trainer automatically administers practice in computing values of variables in the…

Five assumptions underlie task analysis procedures in instructional development in higher education. These are: 1) content and instructional strategy are independent; 2) most courses involve two types of content--concepts and operations; 3) two levels of abstraction are involved--generalities and instances; 4) four levels of behavior are most…

This regional trade union seminar was attended by representatives from Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. The purpose was to consider the job profiles and tasks in the machine tools and automobile industry in 1980, and to consider the vocational and general education needs of young people to help them…

Community college administrators and faculty in the areas of anatomy, physiology, chemistry, physics, and microbiology attended an 11-day workshop to redefine, modify, and develop science concepts for a core curriculum in the allied health field. To achieve workshop objectives, the committee heard presentations by consultants, visited clinical…

A survey was conducted as part of the UCLA Allied Health Professions Project to determine what procedures are used in health care facility pharmacies for the performance of tasks previously selected for inclusion in a proposed curriculum for pharmacy technicians. Questionnaires were distributed to a national sample of 48 health care facilities,…

Several of the articles from this conference concern current activities of federal, state, and municipal governments, of universities and community colleges, and of industry in wastewater treatment plant operator training. The rest of the articles deal with instructional technology, explaining different facets of it and showing how it may be…

This is one of five performance-based secondary level guides for vocational education. Part 1 provides tools, resources, and a process to be used at the local level to develop a firefighter cadet training curriculum. It includes a comprehensive overview of the career field; a performance-based listing of firefighting job tasks; a description of…

This teaching guide for still photographic technician aide is one of a series of five performance-based secondary level guides for vocational education. Part 1 provides tools, resources, and a process to be used at the local level to develop a still photographic technician aide training curriculum. It includes a comprehensive overview of the…

The purpose of the study was to define and describe the role of the district supervisor of trade and industrial education as perceived by the district supervisor and by the clientele that he/she serves (day trade instructors, coordinators, and local vocational administrators). The scope of the study was limited to trade and industrial education at…

A study was conducted to identify the skills which are performed and essential for success in seven animal production and management (small animal care) occupations: animal health assistant, laboratory animal assistant, kennel worker, dog groomer, pet shop worker, stable worker, and zoo keeper. Specific objectives were (1) to develop and validate…

This report is one of a series of nine reports of Project ACTIVE (Attaining Competence for Teaching in Vocational Education), a project categorized into three sections: (1) Teaching Components--Cooperative Vocational Education, Industrial Arts, Trade and Industrial, Vocational Business Education, (2) Leadership…

Developed by industry representatives and educators for use by vocational instructors, this guide focuses on the tasks and competencies necessary for a student to develop in order to secure employment as a counterperson in automobile, agriculture, and truck parts. The task list is an outline of various skills and proficiencies and covers sales,…

Instructional materials developed in military research to improve performance of electromechanical maintenance tasks are described, with implications for teacher education. The materials require task analysis, job task relevance, and task-oriented training. Although many industries have implemented these techniques, teacher training institutions…

Offers a model for a performance-based training system based on job task analysis methodology that has been successfully implemented at a nuclear utility. Presents a flow chart of the training needs system and explains the steps involved in the process. (ML)