This study's objectives were to explore and analyze task interrelationships among department personnel; determine what specific tasks are currently performed in inhalation therapy/respiratory care departments; propose a series of appropriate tasks for occupational titles; and report future plans of the AHPP in the area of study. Contents include…

The report of a 3-year project in Santa Cruz, California to develop guidelines for determination of special education program funding levels is presented. The project has resulted in the Santa Cruz Behavioral Characteristics Progression (BCP) which aids the teacher in pupil assessment and the Santa Cruz Task Base Composite (TBC) which helps the…

To determine technical instructors' attitudes regarding their educational tasks, this study analyzed their backgrounds, as well as their perceptions of their tasks and needs. A questionnaire mailed to 530 postsecondary technical instructors in Ohio resulted in nearly 400 usable responses. The respondents were classified by technology groups, and…

Student control of computer-assisted instruction has a number of pragmatic advantages due to difficulties in providing a general program which is truly individualized. The attempt here has been to define and describe the commands which could be modified to provide learner control in any computer-assisted instruction course. Some of the commands…

This guide presents the primary approaches, tools, and techniques utilized by the New Careers Training Laboratory (NCTL) staff to provide skills in training and to conduct agency task analyses. Much of the technical information has been taken from an earlier NCTL publication by Tita Beal, "A New Careers Guide for Career Development…

The automation of weapons system training presents the potential for significant savings in training costs in terms of manpower, time, and money. The demonstration of the technical feasibility of automated training through the application of advanced digital computer techniques and advanced training techniques is essential before the application…

During the first three phases of the Human Services Mobility Study covering the period October 1967 through March 1972, the project concentrated on: (1) the analysis of needs and potentials for upward mobility in the health industry in New York City, (2) the development of a systems-based methodology to create job and curriculum ladders in the…

This teaching guide for social service occupations is one of a series of five performance and employer-based secondary level guides for vocational education. Part 1 provides tools, resources, and a process to be used at the local level to develop a social service occupations training curriculum and supporting instructional activities. It includes…

A history, task analysis, and manpower needs for specialists in laboratory animal medicine are discussed. Institutions offering training in this veterinary medicine speciality are listed, and a cooperative program between the veterinary school at Washington State University and the medical school at the University of Washington is described. (JMD)

A teacher educator looks at some of the trends in the construction industry and their implications for the preparation of instructional materials. The best training materials seem to be performance-based, activity-centered, and built around a task analysis. Sample performance objectives and a sample task listing are included. (MF)

Performance of over 200 third and fourth graders on a post test and a two-month follow-up measure showed that groups receiving lessons based on a task analysis instructional design performed significantly better than groups receiving placebo lessons at two levels of advanced mastery for the concepts, "equilateral triangle" and…

Presents a learner feedback form that identifies specific strengths and weaknesses in an instructor's classroom techniques. Discusses the development of the form (which involved a task analysis of classroom presentation). It also explains how learners use the instrument and score interpretation. (EM)

Described is the development of the Teaching Research Curriculum for the Moderately and Severely Handicapped, a curriculum designed to provide teaching sequences in self help, language, and motor skills from birth to a normal developmental age of 6. (SBH)

Reports responses of ninety high school graduates to a "consumer competencies" questionnaire developed for a doctoral dissertation. Findings may provide some evidence that consumer education in home economics courses can help young adults to be more intelligent consumers and may also provide a basis for planning consumer education programs. (MF)

Structuring leader behavior can increase group member morale by decreasing perceptions of failure. Task nature determines how much discussants believe they can improve on future tasks. Style of leadership is an important determinant of member satisfaction. (Author/MFD)