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Hughes, Katherine L.; Moore, David Thornton – 1999
Fourteen school-to-work programs characterized by strong work-based learning components and solid employer involvement were examined in a 3-year study to identify pedagogical factors associated with successful work-based learning programs. The main data collection activities were as follows: site visits to the 15 programs to interview faculty,…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Education Work Relationship, Experiential Learning, Learning Activities
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de Zarobe, Yolanda Ruiz – International Journal of Multilingualism, 2005
This longitudinal study examines the acquisition of subject pronouns in third language (L3) production. Participants were 90 Basque-Spanish bilingual students, learning English as a third language in a formal setting in the Basque Country. All the participants, who had received the same amount of exposure to English, were divided into three groups…
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Form Classes (Languages), English (Second Language), Indo European Languages
Ohio State Univ., Columbus. Vocational Instructional Materials Lab. – 1995
This Administrative and Office Technology Occupational Competency Analysis Profile (OCAP) is one of a series of competency lists, verified by expert workers, that have evolved from a modified DACUM (Developing a Curriculum) job analysis process involving business, industry, labor, and community agency representatives from throughout Ohio. This…
Descriptors: Competence, Competency Based Education, Employment Potential, Entry Workers
Llorente, Juan Carlos – 1996
A study examined the strategies and processes used by a sample of 33 Argentinean adults with little school experience to solve problems and acquire knowledge at work. A Piagetian methodological approach was used to observe adults in building, rural, and domestic work settings and to analyze empirical data regarding their behavior in task-oriented…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy
Hater, John J. – 1992
Work Keys (occupational tests developed by American College Testing) could support an employer's human resource function in a number of ways: (1) communicating to educators the skill requirements for an employer's particular jobs on a national basis; (2) providing students with a realistic preview of skills needed for jobs and an assessment of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Basic Skills, Construct Validity, Content Validity
Ohio State Univ., Columbus. Vocational Instructional Materials Lab. – 1992
Developed through a modified DACUM (Developing a Curriculum) process involving business, industry, labor, and community agency representatives in Ohio, this document is a comprehensive and verified employer competency profile for heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration occupations. The list contains units (with and without…
Descriptors: Air Conditioning, Air Conditioning Equipment, Competence, Competency Based Education
Oregon State Dept. of Education, Salem. Div. of Vocational Education. – 1988
Written by a technical committee of persons from industry, professional associations, and labor, as well as persons with special expertise, state officials, and educators in Oregon, this document lists the skills and knowledge required of employees in food and beverage occupations. It also identifies the industry standards (performance objectives)…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Cooking Instruction, Cooks, Dining Facilities
McKeever, Pam, Comp. – 1991
Workplace literacy programs are employer- and/or union-sponsored basic skills upgrading programs for workers and their families. Community-based literacy programs can support workplace programs. Several factors should be considered in Northern Ontario workplace literacy programs: (1) technological change; (2) aging population; (3) outmigration of…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Community Programs, Continuing Education
Ohio State Univ., Columbus. Vocational Instructional Materials Lab. – 1991
This comprehensive and verified employer competency list was developed from a modified DACUM (Developing a Curriculum) process involving business, industry, labor, and community agency representatives from Ohio. This competency list contains nine units (with or without subunits), competencies, and competency builders that identify the…
Descriptors: Agribusiness, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Production
Ohio State Univ., Columbus. Vocational Instructional Materials Lab. – 1991
This Ohio Competency Analysis Profile (OCAP), derived from a modified Developing a Curriculum (DACUM) process, is a current comprehensive and verified employer competency program list for graphic communications--graphic arts. Each unit (with or without subunits) contains competencies and competency builders that identify the occupational,…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Business Administration, Competence, Competency Based Education
Ohio State Univ., Columbus. Vocational Instructional Materials Lab. – 1991
This Ohio Competency Analysis Profile (OCAP), derived from a modified Developing a Curriculum (DACUM) process, is a comprehensive and verified employer competency list for an occupational work adjustment program. It contains units (with or without subunits), competencies, and competency builders that identify the occupational, academic, and…
Descriptors: Career Exploration, Competency Based Education, Employment Potential, Entry Workers
Rouse, Bill, Comp. – 1982
This booklet is designed for developing performance and competency-based student materials (PACs). The PAC, an instructional tool that focuses on helping students master a specific objective, lends itself to vocational instruction. The first nine sections of the guide, consisting of information to assist teachers in gathering background materials…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Competence, Competency Based Education, Curriculum Development
Nurss, Joanne R. – 1990
A workplace literacy program was designed to improve the literacy skills of entry-level workers in the housekeeping, food service, and laundry departments of Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta. Classes were held twice per week for 36 weeks at the hospital on job time. Literacy was defined as reading, writing, oral communication, and problem…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Cloze Procedure
Faraday, Sally; Harris, Richard – 1989
Teaching and learning strategies are the subject of this document, one of 9 modules in an 11-unit resource pack designed to help trainers and postsecondary and continuing education staff meet the needs of special needs students in Great Britain. Having completed the module, staff should be able to: (1) recognize the value of activity and variety…
Descriptors: Brainstorming, Classroom Techniques, Continuing Education, Educational Improvement
Ohio State Univ., Columbus. National Center for Research in Vocational Education. – 1978
This seventh in a series of eleven learning modules on program planning, development, and evaluation is designed to help secondary and postsecondary vocational teachers analyze an occupation (task analysis) and organize the results of the analysis so as to maximize its value in developing an educational program. The terminal objective for the…
Descriptors: Competency Based Teacher Education, Curriculum Guides, Data Collection, Data Processing
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