When a person performs several activities at the same time, there is often competition for the processing resources required to do those activities. Recently, the authors developed a method for analyzing the tradeoffs that can occur when two or more tasks compete for the same limited resource. (Editor/RK)

Defining the difficulty of a task includes how long the task takes; its features, complexity, and newness; and understanding/willingness to complete it. Problems with determining difficulty levels make it questionable to claim that higher levels of a qualifications framework are more difficult than lower levels. (SK)

Explored the role of age of acquisition in picture naming with a group of unbalanced, late bilinguals and a group of monolinguals. Hypothesized that effects of second language (L2)age of acquisition on l2 picture naming performance would be found (Author/VWL)

Investigated, at three elementary levels, how word reading speed is related to rapidly naming series of numbers, letters, colors, and pictures, and to general processing speed. Also sought to determine how these relationships vary with the reading task employed. (Author/VWL)

In a cross sectional study, monolingual and bilingual children, aged 27 and 35 months were presented with two novel labels for the same object, a violation of the mutual exclusivity principle within a language. They were then tested on their comprehension of the two labels. Results indicated that across both language groups, older children honored…

Tests views of linguistic knowledge against the results of three experiments using English definite and indefinite article variant preference in both a production and a perception task. Results argue against a rule-based model of speaker knowledge or knowledge of article--word combinations, but support the view that performance is based on…

Successful administrators have the ability to delegate various tasks and responsibilities effectively. Specific delegation procedures include clearly defining and delineating tasks, giving authority and leeway to do the job, bolstering the doer's self-confidence, accepting the job as done, and giving credit for work well done. (MLH)

Presents fundamental principles of job analysis and a model approach for analyzing a job based on interviews with incumbents and identification of critical work behaviors, knowledge, skill, and abilities. The usefulness of job analysis in recruitment, hiring, training, compensation, and workforce planning is highlighted. (SK)

Defines and discusses task analysis and presents a method by which goals can be achieved with the integration of task analysis and design. Highlights include the fact that prerequisites must be kept in mind during the development process. (JKP)

Describes a project control system for Indiana State University's Library Systems and Automation Department. Organizing project information, managing priorities, defining projects and recurring activities, time management, identifying tasks, and service requests are discussed. The management decision-making process for new, proposed, and completed…

Examines problems of existing courseware authoring systems and suggests the use of knowledge-based techniques. A prototype knowledge-based representation language called GTE (Generic Tutoring Environment) is described that could form the basis of a full authoring environment, including generic tasks and instructional methods, domain knowledge, and…

An electronic performance support system (EPSS) was tested by 14 instructional designers, compared with 12 controls working with traditional methods. The EPSS group produced a significantly better end product, but the control group scored significantly higher on a knowledge test. (SK)

Six 4-H agents working with traditional clients and six with nontraditional clients participated in a DACUM (Developing a Curriculum) analysis of job tasks. They performed similar duties but the nontraditional group spent more time assessing individual members; the traditional group focused more on program management. (SK)

Using the speeded-grammaticality judgment task, shows that factors that regulate garden path strength in ambiguous sentences also have an influence on processing of corresponding ungrammatical sentences in that they determine how reliably the ungrammaticality is detected. Argues that this processing correlation provides evidence for serial parsing…

Two experiments investigated why preschool children sometimes produce multiple words of a referent, but other times allow only on word. In the first experiment, 3- and 4-year-old children completed a naming task. Children produced on average more than two words per object. In the second, 3- and 4-year-olds learned new words for nameable objects.…