An analysis of survey responses from a sample of dental assistants on competency characteristics for their occupation is presented in this document. (Dental assistant is one of seventeen occupation groups included in this research.) The competencies are reported in five categories: (1) those competencies selected by the respondents from a list of…

An analysis of survey responses from a sample of dental hygienists on competency characteristics for their occupation is presented in this document. (Dental hygienist is one of seventeen occupation groups included in this research.) The competencies are reported in five categories: (1) those competencies selected by the respondents from a list of…

An analysis of survey responses from a sample of dental laboratory technicians on competency characteristics for their occupation is presented in this document. (Dental laboratory technician is one of seventeen occupation groups included in this research.) The competencies are reported in five categories: (1) those competencies selected by the…

An analysis of survey responses from a sample of medical assistants on competency characteristics for their occupation is presented in this document. (Medical assistant is one of seventeen occupation groups included in this research.) The competencies are reported in five categories: (1) those competencies selected by the respondents from a list…

An analysis of survey responses from a sample of occupational therapists on competency characteristics for their occupation is presented in this document. (Occupational therapist is one of seventeen occupation groups included in this research.) The competencies are reported in five categories: (1) those competencies selected by the respondents…

An analysis of survey responses from a sample of radiological technicians on competency characteristics for their occupation is presented in this document. (Radiological technician is one of seventeen occupation groups included in this research.) The competencies are reported in five categories: (1) those competencies selected by the respondents…

This study investigated the question of whether young children can form response chains in problem solving. After reviewing the literature relating to chaining as a component of problem solving, the author argues that a test of chaining should be free of requirements to recall previously learned material, remember general information, or apply…

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the cost effectiveness of instructional support delivered at job sites under the direction and control of a centralized Computer Managed Instruction (CMI) system. The project has five phases: a feasibility study; a demonstration design; the demonstration preparation; the demonstration; and the evaluation…

This booklet reports the responses of a "Survey of Counseling Problems" conducted in March 1976. It was felt that these responses indicate a national climate among counselors and point the way for them to play a more dynamic and integral role in the teaching profession. (PFS)

Presented is a theory of learning handicaps based on psychoeducational and developmental considerations. Identified are five of the author's biases about remediation such as the tendency for teachers to continue remediation beyond the point of usefulness. Proposed is the existence of five task requirements such as attending to the task, attaching…

This paper questions evidence for the thesis that causal reasoning of older children is more logical than that of younger ones, and describes two experiments which attempted to determine (1) whether there are true developmental differences in causal reasoning, and (2) what explanations for developmental differences can be supported. In the first…

The objective of this program was to develop candidate pilot performance measures for five undergraduate pilot training (UPT) contact training maneuvers flown in the T-37B aircraft. The work included development and application of a method of analyzing operator performance tasks for purposes of identifying candidate measures. This resulted in…

The major goal of this project was to promote a process of self-evaluation and task reexamination for the 11 division chairmen and the dean of instruction at Los Angeles Harbor College. To identify needed procedures and to clarify responsibilities, chairmen responded to two questionnaires. The first was distributed to all members of the Curriculum…

Task Analysis is both a testing device that assesses the developmental status and progress of children and an instructional approach that takes into account the sequential development of skillfulness in young children. In assessing the motor developmental status of children task analysis is concerned with isolating and defining important…

Compared are the application of direct (criterion referenced) and inferential (norm referenced) measurement to the educational diagnosis and remediation of children with learning disabilities. The task analysis approach is seen to require direct measurements for which standard reliability, validity, and item analysis evaluation procedures are…