This learning module, which is intended for use in in-service training for vocational rehabilitation counselors, reviews the systematic methods available to measure and record client behavior. The first section covers procedures for making necessary calculations and keeping needed records with respect to behavioral events and their duration and…

The guide is intended to be a practical tool for screening and identifying Wisconsin students suspected of being emotionally disturbed (ED). It contains information on the legal requirements for the identification and placement of ED students as well as the definition of emotional disturbance and techniques for screening and evaluation. Sample…

This module, which is one in a series of 127 performance-based teacher education learning packages focusing upon specific professional competencies of vocational teachers, trains teachers in how to evaluate their instructional effectiveness. Addressed in the individual learning experiences included in the module are the following topics: sources…

This trainer's guide is intended to assist supervisors of work-based career training projects in helping students deal with the paychecks they will receive from their employers and understand the various processes through which a check passes from the time it is written through the time when it is returned, cancelled, to the person who wrote it.…

This trainer's guide is intended to assist supervisors of work-based career training projects in helping students understand, maintain, and follow up on sales accounts. The guide is one in a series of core curriculum modules that is intended for use in combination on- and off-the-job programs to familiarize youth with the skills, knowledge, and…

This trainer's guide is intended to assist supervisors of work-based career training projects in familiarizing students with different types of radio paging systems (bleepers) that are used in departments where staff spend a considerable amount of time out of the office. The guide is one in a series of core curriculum modules that is intended for…

This trainer's guide is intended to assist supervisors of work-based career training projects in teaching students such aspects of storeroom layout and procedures as identifying, locating, and reordering stock. The guide is one in a series of core curriculum modules that is intended for use in combination on- and off-the-job programs to…

This comprehensive replication model for a preschool bilingual education curriculum presents learning strategies in developed lesson plans encompassing English syntax, Spanish syntax, phono-visual skills, and auditory strand and content. Preceding the lesson plans the document provides a statement of educational philosophy composed of itemized…

This manual presents 15 Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) tools and techniques necessary for effective teaching. By using the tools and techniques of CQI, teachers will be able to help themselves and their students to focus on the classroom processes. This will permit the teacher and students to plan, organize, implement, and make decisions…

This manual, which is designed for home economics teachers who are interested in using alternative forms of student assessment, shares current thinking, research, and practices regarding the use of alternative forms of assessment in family and consumer sciences occupational programs. The manual is divided into three parts. Part 1, which is devoted…

This booklet is designed for developing performance and competency-based student materials (PACs). The PAC, an instructional tool that focuses on helping students master a specific objective, lends itself to vocational instruction. The first nine sections of the guide, consisting of information to assist teachers in gathering background materials…

This South Carolina guide was developed to provide a method for teaching the art of learning while teaching the subject matter of records management. The guide addresses the three domains of learning: psychomotor, cognitive, and affective. It is organized into 10 content units: records management--general; records organization and evaluation…

This outline and bibliography were prepared by the Institute for Certifying Secretaries, a department of Professional Secretaries International, as a means of acquainting candidates and educators with the Certified Professional Secretary Examination. The first section of the guide outlines six sections of the test, explaining what is tested and…

This resource guide reviews a variety of performance-based student assessment strategies, and provides examples of, and references for, the strategies. Strategies include anecdotal records, interviews, peer report and group evaluations, and portfolios. Materials in the guide include: (1) a resource guide update form for teachers; (2) department…

This guide contains 21 task sheets for use in helping students develop job-hunting skills. The following employability skills are addressed in the individual task sheets: compiling a list of personal attributes, identifying a list of areas of work that will provide personal job satisfaction, determining ways of reducing levels of stress, using…