The general purpose of the occupational analysis is to provide workable, basic information dealing with the many and varied duties performed in the personnel manager occupation. The document opens with a brief introduction followed by a job description. The bulk of the document is presented in table form. Eighteen duties are broken down into a…

The general purpose of the occupational analysis is to provide workable, basic information dealing with the many and varied duties performed in the administrative assisting occupation. The document opens with a brief introduction followed by a job description. The bulk of the document is presented in table form. Nine duties are broken down into a…

The general purpose of the occupational analysis is to provide workable, basic information dealing with the many and varied duties performed in the credit collection occupation. The document opens with a brief introduction followed by a job description. The bulk of the document is presented in table form. Three duties are broken down into a number…

The competency concept related to performance has recently been gaining a place in the professional literature, but its application to the specific field of educational administration has been limited. Several universities have moved towards competency performance-based administrator preparation programs, and the interest shown by the profession…

In the 1960s there developed a growing interest in and supportive evidence for programs to alter intellectual competence, particularly in young children. The abilities concept, which is used to classify people by abilities, is not well suited to teaching intellectual competencies or assessing changes in competence. A new concept, intellectual…

Three empirical dimensions of curriculum structure are presented in this study of the differences among subject areas in student perception of cognitive and affective classroom processes. Class Activities Questionnaire items were used to obtain data from 121 Illinois classes in science, mathematics, social studies, and language arts for grades…

The author reports autobiographically and analyzes the components of a successful job search in mid-career. Practical suggestions are given which apply to "early career individual" as well as to "mid-career persons." The four ingredients of an effective job search strategy are: being organized, identifying personal skills, holding positive…

Joint training of direct service and management specialists at graduate schools of social work is discussed. Curriculum should be based on the overlapping technical and systemic skill requirements of both specialists. Service agency output and general social significance are suggested as qualitative measures of such programs. (Author/BH)

Describes the five-phase CAP (Competency Analysis Profile) system for developing competency-based training programs for adults. The five phases are development of the profile, validation of the profile, specification of competencies, preparation of learning resources, and establishment and management of delivery systems. (EM)

Describes an approach to faculty selection in a competency-based human development counseling program, the development of which enabled candidates to demonstrate their actual level of mastery for a wide range of skills associated with professional effectiveness. Successes and setbacks of this model are presented. (Author)

Camp programs for human relations must build on a foundation of well-learned skills, teach skills efficiently to allow time for group development, and overcome sex role stereotypes. Camp directors must attend to instructional design including analysis of subject matter and learner, effective teaching procedures, and evaluation of the competence.…

Describes the Colorado Writing Assessment Program, a testing program that provides two kinds of feedback to teachers and students: (1) a holistic score that measures the general quality of writing and (2) a set of scores on analytic scales that reflect students' achievement in four areas. Concludes that the program works. (FL)

Providing a focus for assessment and serving as a scaffold for documenting and reporting students' progress in reading, this framework is designed to assist teachers in planning and implementing Washington State's Essential Academic Learning Requirements in Reading. Organized by grade level (K-4), each level presents information in four sections:…

This paper discusses the integration of four research projects that focus on educational leadership in El Paso, Texas. Each study raised the following critical issue: It is widely recognized that the quality of school leadership correlates with the quality of a particular campus's educational activities. However, traditional methods of leadership…

Reviewed are the Balthazar Scales of Adaptive Behavior, Section 1: The Scales of Functional Independence, which deal with adaptive functioning of profoundly and severly mentally retarded persons in areas of eating, dressing, and toileting. (MC)