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Proger, Barton B. – Journal of Special Education, 1973
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)
Descriptors: Behavior Rating Scales, Exceptional Child Research, Mental Retardation, Moderate Mental Retardation
Pace, Judy; Lau, Richard S. – J Health Phys Educ Recreation, 1969
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Elementary Education, Laboratory Experiments, Lecture Method
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Rubin, Stanford E.; Porter, Thomas L. – Journal of Rehabilitation, 1979
Summarizes relevant findings from the National Seminar on Competency-Based Rehabilitation Education, July 1978, Atlanta, Georgia. Focuses on the 298 competencies needed by rehabilitation counselors and/or vocational evaluators, with a table of importance levels in 13 categories, and the training location universities, on-the-job training,…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Counselor Performance, Counselor Training, Educational Needs
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Campbell, J. Olin; And Others – Journal of Interactive Instruction Development, 1996
Discusses the development of soft skills such as management and sales or collaborative problem solving through the use of interactive distance education. Highlights include performance support, including interpersonal skills; long-term cognitive restructuring; and linking training to organizational goals. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Cognitive Restructuring, Cooperation, Distance Education, Interpersonal Competence
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Moore, Randall S. – Journal of Research in Music Education, 1994
Reports on a study of 128 talented singers, ages 8-11, to determine the effects of age, sex and melodic/harmonic patterns on pitch-matching skills of children. Finds no significant differences between age and sex groups and significant differences among pitch-matching tasks. Suggests a task hierarchy for children's part-singing. (CFR)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Choral Music, Elementary Education, Music Education
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Crook, Charles – Computers and Education, 1992
Describes a study that investigated the performance of preschoolers and children in the first three years of formal education on tasks that involved skills using a mouse-based control of a graphical computer interface. The children's performance is compared with that of novice adult users and expert users. (five references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics
Korotkin, Arthur L. – Performance Improvement Quarterly, 1992
Describes a process for collection of data for training evaluation to ensure that the appropriate knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics are trained and that skill levels obtained meet minimum job requirements. Examples of a job analysis task rating form, task importance scale, ability scale, and abilities definitions are…
Descriptors: Classification, Data Collection, Evaluation Criteria, Industrial Training
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Thomas, Glyn – Australian Journal of Environmental Education, 2005
The concept of education "for" the environment is well documented in the literature but is apparently less common in practice. Some of the reasons provided for this rhetoric-reality gap include: the controversial and political nature of the subject, the difficulty of empowering students into meaningful action, the challenge of using…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Teaching Methods, Teacher Competencies, Skill Analysis
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Brine, Alan; Feather, John – Education for Information, 2002
Preparation for entry into the information professions has always been through a combination of academic study and practical training. Broadly speaking there is probably general agreement about the knowledge and understanding which the new entrant to the profession needs to acquire. There is less clarity regarding the skills which are required if…
Descriptors: Employment Potential, Information Scientists, Library Education, Skill Development
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Pask, Judith M.; Saunders, E. Stewart – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2004
A basic tenet of information literacy programs is that the skills needed to use computers and the skills needed to find and evaluate information are two separate sets of skills. Outside the library this is not always the view. The claim is sometimes made that information skills are acquired by learning computer skills. All that is needed is a…
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, Information Literacy, Information Skills, Computer Literacy
Chevalier, Arnaud; Lindley, Joanne – Centre for the Economics of Education (NJ1), 2007
During the early Nineties the proportion of UK graduates doubled over a very short period of time. This paper investigates the effect of the expansion on early labour market attainment, focusing on over-education. We define over-education by combining occupation codes and a self-reported measure for the appropriateness of the match between…
Descriptors: Labor Market, Salary Wage Differentials, Education Work Relationship, Educational Attainment
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Amerman, Tracy; Carr-Jones, Janmarie – TEACHING Exceptional Children Plus, 2006
As a statewide initiative, New Jersey has been hosting teen leadership conferences for students with disabilities. The focus of the conferences is to address skills necessary to be successful in school and for transition to life after high school. The conferences are held throughout New Jersey at universities and colleges. Students with…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Conferences (Gatherings), Transitional Programs, Developmental Studies Programs
Barker, Kathryn – 1998
This document outlines the processes and outcomes of a research project conducted to review work skills analysis tools (products and/or services) that profile required job skills and/or assess individuals' acquired skills. The document begins with a brief literature review and discussion of pertinent terminology. Presented next is a list of…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Employment Qualifications, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
Hayton, Geoff; Loveder, Philip – 1992
This book provides practical suggestions on conducting a skills analysis that identifies the skills required for each job or a skills audit that identifies the skills held by the individual. Chapter 1 describes the contribution of these two types of skills projects to the implementation of major industrial changes in Australia. Chapter 2 defines…
Descriptors: Employment Potential, Employment Qualifications, Foreign Countries, Industrial Structure
Reed, Jeffrey G. – 1983
This paper on the training of industrial and organizational (I/O) trainers, is written for undergraduate psychology curriculum developers, to provide information relevant to the preparation of psychology students for entry level positions in training and development. The eight phases in the development and implementation of a training program are…
Descriptors: College Programs, College Students, Curriculum Design, Entry Workers
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