The principal emphasis of this three-year research program was on developing better ways to utilize the power of the digital computer in computer-aided performance training. Two large programs, collectively called TASKTEACH, were developed and tested. These programs combined simulation and gaming techniques. The dialog with the student is…

This document is an English-language abstract (approximately 1,500 words) of a publication concerned with the recent developments in agricultural education resulting from the application of socialist principles in the UAR. The preface discusses the present conditions of vocational education and the essential role it can play in the development of…

The overall objective of this research was the development of procedures for selecting and training personnel to serve in Small Independent Action Forces (SIAF) units. This report of Phase III of the three-phase research and development project describes research that required two almost completely independent activities: (a) development of a…

This training program handbook provides a basis for planning a sequence of learning situations during the Extension Service agents' first year of employment. Through this experience, it is hoped that new agents will acquire the knowledge, competencies, and skills thought to be necessary to successfully orient them to the Texas Agricultural…

Microteaching was developed in 1963 at Stanford University and was used initially for the training of secondary school teachers. It is controlled practice of specific teaching behavior; therefore, the role of the supervisor is important. Microteaching has the following advantages: faculty have to get together to agree on common purposes in its…

This report summarizes the technical report Outcome Evaluation Report for Preparing Educational Training Consultants: Skills Training (PETC-I) which presents the data collected about the three outcome studies of the PETC-I system. This information is primarily summative in nature and is designed to help those who may be considering the system as a…

This descriptive study is mainly intended for adult educators, teachers, engineers and technicians in industry and agriculture in charge of illiterate workers, international and national specialists responsible for the launching and running of literacy programs, and more generally for all who take an interest in the work which is being done to…

The time extended group experience is recommended for counselor education practicum training for the following reasons: (1) students receive an intense emotional experience that gives them insight into themselves as well as their clients and peers; (2) the class develops a strong group cohesiveness; (3) the supervisors are perceived as real…

This program is designed to provide an individualized series of vocationally useful sub-skills in a wide variety of areas to trainable mentally handicapped students in a prevocational program. The Introduction and General Information section is categorized into What the Program Is Designed to Do, Who Can Use the Program, How to Modify the Program…

The utility of the pretraining of task-relevant cognitive skills within the context of experimental research methodology was investigated in this study. A criterion referenced pretraining multi-media product was developed and applied to support the initial phase of an experimental research effort in which several instructional methods for training…

Describes issues which emerged when undergraduates implemented a preventively oriented educational program for disadvantaged children. Undergraduates unwittingly imposed standard English and inculcated mainstream cultural norms. Efforts were made to identify and resolve these problems to support and strengthen the children's traditions, values and…

College student personnel may extend their services to academic faculty by training undergraduates to lead discussion groups. Training workshops for two different discussion methods are discussed. Research findings suggest that the most effective of the two methods is the one best suited to the individual leader. (Author)

A sample of student personnel practitioners was surveyed to determine training program objectives necessary to effectively equip master's students with entry-level competencies. Practical acquisition of skills, competencies in human relations, leadership and creative abilities, and the role of a change agent were most prominent among the…

This article discusses the development of audiotaped client statements for use in the selection and training of counselors. If an audiotape of client statements is to be used as a measure of counselor effectiveness, it must receive the same scrutiny that other instruments receive regarding validity, reliability, and item analysis. (Author)

The feasibility of organizing selected professional development skills and knowledge into a performance-based learning sequence was examined at Oregon State. Six general competency areas were derived for preservice and graduate vocational-industrial inservices teachers. (LBH)