Describes a DACUM (Developing a Curriculum) workshop held as a staff development activity for managers. The process is designed to help practitioners articulate their skills and job functions. (SK)

The Vocational Industrial Clubs of America (VICA) in Tulsa, Oklahoma held the VICA Skill Olympics at their ninth annual conference. The event comprised 30 leadership development and job skill contests. Competitors from 1,200 trade, industrial, technical, and health occupations took part. (Author/DS)

A study was conducted to see if females have difficulty following written instructions. Male and female students were graded on accuracy of a geometric figure construction and the length of time taken to complete the figure. Females did better than males in all areas except speed of completion of tasks. (CT)

For a good handspring vault the gymnast should reach the horse with good upward velocity and proper body angle. (JD)

Tests are described that will objectively measure playing ability and discriminate between successful and unsuccessful basketball players. (JD)

Process Skills Assessment is an observational assessment designed to evaluate process skills as demonstrated during the performance of a self-selected task. Retest reliability results indicated that assessment can be used to measure changes in clients' process skills after occupational therapy if the same task is used upon readministration.…

When Educational Testing Service (ETS) was first approached by college librarians, professors, and administrators to develop an assessment of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) literacy, there was a resounding concern: incoming students could use technology for entertainment purposes, but many did not have the ICT literacy skills to do…

Purpose: Previous studies (e.g., G. Wulf, M. HoB, & W. Prinz, 1998; G. Wulf, B. Lauterbach, & T. Toole, 1999; for a review, see G. Wulf & W. Prinz, 2001) have reported that limb motor performance is enhanced when individuals adopt an external focus (focusing on the effect of the movement) versus an internal focus of attention (focusing on body…

An intent of many business programs is to enhance the critical thinking capabilities of their students. Since AACSB accreditation requires evidence that business schools fulfill their goals, our students were required to take the California Critical Thinking Skills Test (CCTST). As expected, the CCTST was significantly related to SAT performance…

This study filmed a transcription typist and analyzed the finger movements in the resulting motion picture to study how skilled motor movements are programmed and controlled. Findings indicated that a typist's finger movements usually overlapped in time, and the starting times of these movements were highly variable, even when comparing identical…

A reproduction of a paper first issued in 1967. Algorithms are characterized as being a special kind of problem solving procedure which can be verbalized. (Author/STS)

The authors present a four dimensional model providing some initial closure to the vital and unfinished task of designing administrator preparation programs. (Authors)