This resource guide for the use of job aids ("how-to-do-it" guidance) for activities identified in the second phase of the Instructional Systems Development Model (ISD) contains an introduction to the use of job aids, as well as descriptive authoring flowcharts for Blocks II.1 through II.4. The introduction includes definitions;…

Designed to supplement the descriptive authoring flowcharts presented in a companion volume, this manual includes specific guidance, examples, and other information referred to in the flowcharts for the implementation of the second phase of the Instructional Systems Development Model (ISD). The introductory section includes definitions;…

This training manual for social action practitioners delivering direct service to older persons provides basic helping principles and concepts for carrying out such duties as giving and obtaining information, determining and evaluating various needs, locating and making use of appropriate resources, and keeping information records on older clients…

This project sought to meet documented Army training needs through the application of system analytic procedures. When doctrine, regulations, and school organization were investigated, it was found that regulations were clear and comprehensive, but that school organization lacked a clear training evaluation component. During the project, the Army…

A SIX-STEP PROCESS IS DESCRIBED FOR DEFINING JOB-RELEVANT OBJECTIVES FOR THE TRAINING OF MILITARY PERSONNEL. (1) A FORM OF SYSTEM ANALYSIS IS OUTLINED TO PROVIDE THE CONTEXT FOR THE STUDY OF A PARTICULAR MILITARY OCCUPATION SPECIALTY. (2) A TASK INVENTORY IS MADE OF THE MAJOR DUTIES IN THE JOB AND THE MORE SPECIFIC JOB TASKS ASSOCIATED WITH EACH…

This guide discusses processes and procedures for identifying teaching competencies and attitudes or beliefs, training resources, and assessment techniques needed by teachers in desegregated school settings. Part One includes the introduction and procedures for using the guide. Competencies needed by teachers in desegregated school settings are…

The objective of the course described here is to provide the teaching assistants (TAs) with help, encouragement, and constructive criticism. An orientation program lasts one week and follows the following schedule: (1) On the first day, a general introduction to general university and departmental policies is given, as well as to teaching methods…

BASED ON THE ASSUMPTION THAT TRAINING PROGRAMS ORDINARILY INVOLVE BOTH BENEFITS (ADVANTAGES) AND COSTS (DISADVANTAGES), THIS ARTICLE DISCUSSES THE FORM OF SUCH EFFECTS IN THE MANPOWER TRAINING AREA, AND PRESENTS SOME SUGGESTIONS REGARDING MEASUREMENT METHODS. THE NEED TO EVALUATE TRAINING PROGRAMS IN TERMS OF THEIR EFFECTS ON EFFICIENCY OF…

The question of the proper mix of liberal arts courses and professional broadcast training courses in higher education is often debated. Many feel that broadcast education in higher education should return to a greater study of humanistic, liberal arts courses with a de-emphasis on the vocational aspects of the curricula. Vocational training is…

The major responsibility of this workshop on nonformal education is to establish some prototypes of community training activities which will coordinate with the agricultural and health components of Ethiopia's Fourth Five Year Plan for rural development and which can later be reproduced in the countryside. Linking education to overall development…

The two-part report surveys tutor training in several European countries, particularly England and France, and presents a typology of adult educators. The first part deals with introductory considerations concerning tutor training in three sections: present state of tutor training in Europe, which discusses types of tutor training and general…

Current and projected manpower shortages within the field of mental health suggest a greater role for paraprofessionals. But, without careful evaluation and precise training, added manpower will not solve any of the problems facing psychology in overcoming the limits to the delivery of services. These two papers review several attempts to evaluate…

The report discusses four steps in the systematic development of human resources through training--specifications of training objectives, input control (trainee selection), training procedures, and output control (proficiency measurement). It then considers their implications for conducting training programs and training research. A primary…

The evaluation of this three-quarter experimental sequence of courses includes three phases: (1) the use of non-participant observation of the lectures; (2) a series of questionnaires periodically administered to class participants; and (3) a projected survey of class participants to assess the influence and consequences of the course experience.…