ERIC Number: ED263443
Record Type: RIE
Publication Date: 1985
Pages: 26
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ISBN: N/A
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Math on the Job. Metal Product Assembler.
Ohio State Univ., Columbus. National Center for Research in Vocational Education.
This booklet is intended to help mainstreamed mentally retarded, emotionally disturbed, or learning disabled high school students acquire a basic understanding of the responsibilities and working conditions of metal product assemblers and to practice basic math skills necessary in the occupation. The first section provides a brief introduction to the occupation by focusing upon those job tasks of a metal product assembler with which the student is likely to be familiar. The next two sections deal with the work environment of the typical metal product assembler and the training, education, and experience needed for the occupation. Exercises addressing basic math skills used by metal product assemblers are provided. Various suggestions are listed for students interested in further exploring the occupation of metal product assembler. A glossary and answer sheet conclude the booklet. (YLB)
Descriptors: Assembly (Manufacturing), Career Awareness, Career Education, Disabilities, Emotional Disturbances, Learning Activities, Learning Disabilities, Mathematics Skills, Mental Retardation, Metal Working, Production Technicians, Secondary Education, Special Education, Trade and Industrial Education, Vocabulary, Work Environment
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Learner
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Students
Language: English
Sponsor: Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (ED), Washington, DC.
Authoring Institution: Ohio State Univ., Columbus. National Center for Research in Vocational Education.
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Note: For the other booklets in this series, see CE 042 963-994.