The study investigated age and sex in the control of an automobile under normal driving conditions. Its major purpose was to gather baseline data for a driver license, road testing program. Forty volunteer subjects (10 men and 10 women over 30, 10 men and 10 women under 30) drove a specially instrumented car over an interstate highway course and a…

A system designed to provide a framework for the individualization of reading instruction is discussed. The heart of the system is a mastery checklist of reading skills for each child which provides teachers with a means for discovering the specific skill needs of their students. Initially, the system depended upon individual assessment exercises…

The position statement from the National Association of Retarded Citizens specifies areas of study and competencies needed by evaluators who generate or interpret psychometric data used in classification and placement decisions regarding mentally handicapped persons. Guidelines focus on academic degrees and licensure; recommended areas of study…

One of a series of surveys constituting a statewide study being conducted to obtain a comprehensive analysis of the total field of agricultural occupations in Montana and the competencies needed to enter, perform, and advance in these jobs, this report identifies the knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed by employees in agricultural production…

Comparability of written and oral measures in evaluating counselor effectiveness was examined for trained and untrained participants. Responses were rated on use of reflective skills, verbal following, and general quality. Results support comparability of written and oral assessments of counselor effectiveness, especially for trained participants.…

Investigated relationships between individual differences in (1) levels of writing skills and (2) proficiencies at simultaneous and successive cognitive processing. Correlated students' writings with the following word and sentence level problems: spelling errors, missing or inappropriate punctuation of sentence parts, missing noun and verb…

Investigates knowledge and skill areas important to agency/firm and organizational public relations employers. Offers recommendations for the development of public relations education programs and accreditation standards meeting the needs of today's marketplace. (NKA)

Identifies skills that Human Resource Development Specialists must demonstrate to function effectively as educators and trainers. A sample of businesses and industries considered potential competency statements to be "ideal" or "real." Implications for teacher education programs are discussed. (Author/DF)

This paper describes a four-step approach to constructing diagnostic test profiles that provide precise but practical information on students' instructional needs. A test of pronoun use was constructed to represent 32 categories of usage defined by different combinations of five factors in a domain. (Author/LMO)

The author states that, as a result of the Carl Perkins Vocational Education Act, she sees a strong possibility that vocational evaluation will come to be offered not only to special needs students, but to all students. A flow chart illustrating the vocational evaluation process and describing each step is included. (CT)

A project was conducted to identify the technical, human, and conceptual skills needed by clerical, managerial, and professional personnel to utilize information technology effectively. The methodology, results, and implications are presented. A second phase of the project--the validation of these job skills--is being conducted presently. (CT)

This study developed and validated a set of student self-ratings, teacher ratings, and performance test assessment instruments designed to measure the generalizable mathematics skills of students in vocational education programs. Results suggest that these instruments possess content and face validity, high internal consistency reliability, and…

This paper applies Joseph Scandura's structural learning model to the problem of teaching children social skills, reviews the recent developments in the social skills training literature, and provides a brief guide to the selection and implementation of skills training programs. (Author/EGS)

Describes the efforts of Mountain Bell to determine the qualifications for course developers and the four part selection process currently used in hiring personnel. The most important qualities of potential course developers are identified and discussed, including writing, oral, analytical, and management/interpersonal skills. (MBR)

Questions need to be asked about whether students with an interest in the helping professions believe systematic human relations training to be useful and relevant. The present study investigated the students' evaluation of human relations training by means of the Illinois Course Evaluation Questionnaire. (Author)