Over a four year period, the Continuation Education System Development Project will develop a practical instructional system capable of continuous identification and efficient response to the critical instructional needs of individual continuation high school students, or those who drop out or are pushed out, in La Puente, California. The first…

This booklet contains five research works on kinesiology, the study of the principles of mechanics and anatomy in relation to human movement. The first article explains the use of Web graphics in isolating five movements: effort, force, balance, flexibility, and swing. The process for pinpointing values on the Web grid is presented in two sheets…

The generality and specificity of motor ability theory is investigated in this article. Implications for physical educators and coaches, in relation to application of motor ability and motor learning theories to physical skill acquisition, are offered. (DF)

As part of a state residential center's 16-week training program to assist blind adults, aged 16-65, in acquiring employability skills, clients receive hands-on training in mastering the IBM Memory 100 Audio Unit typewriter. Training includes assessing prerequisite secretarial skills, using self-instructional materials, and evaluating performance.…

Forty students from the first, second, fourth, and sixth grades (10 from each), equally balanced for sex and representing a middle class SES, were individually administered mathematical tasks of matching, equality, cardination, and measure and Piagetian conservation task of number, length, and surface or area. (NQ)

The skills that are called on for dissertation and dissertation work are somewhat different from those that are used for regular course requirements. Whereas academic courses have clear beginnings and endings, the dissertation project is a somewhat open-ended task and the dissertation process is relatively unstructured. Success in completing the…

This paper presents a brief overview of the history of the Campbell Interest and Skill Survey, tracing its roots back to the early days of vocational interest inventories, beginning in the 1920s. Many of the important themes of the survey construction are discussed, such as the domains assessed; content of items; response format of items; scale…

Students in the University of Pittsburgh's Individually Prescribed Instruction program are taught to self-score their own math performance as a means of encouraging the development of the ability to be a self-managed and self-evaluative learner. This study describes the development and initial use of a technique to evaluate the degree and form of…

This study was submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the M.S. degree at Purdue University, August 1968.

Previous research indicated that primary memory processes are unaffected by advancing age, except that material is scanned more slowly with age. In the present study, comparing memory scanning rates of young and elderly subjects, there were no age differences in scanning speed or accuracy. (Author/CM)

How-to information for performing a skills audit is presented. Nine steps need to be performed in three separate phases: establish basic enabling skills data, compile the data, and summarize the data. A skills analysis can aid the training staff in deciding where to concentrate their instructional efforts. (CT)

Identifies 25 recent studies isolating communication skills related to the organizational context. The skills most frequently identified are listening, written communication, oral reporting, motivating/persuading, interpersonal skills, informational interviewing, and small group problem solving. (JMF)

Methods developed by Newman and Casey for analyzing errors by children attempting verbal arithmetic problems are described. Emphasis is given to Newman's hierarchy of error causes. Data obtained by Newman, Casey, and Clements show a large proportion of errors by children are in categories…

The purpose of this study was to develop a valid and reliable racquetball skills test for evaluating college racquetball students. (MM)

A sports skill quotient test is described which is designed to test proficiencies in a variety of sports--golf, volleyball, archery, softball, bowling, racket sports, and shooting baskets. (JMF)