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Thrane, Lucille; Douthitt, Frieda – 1987
A study examined some of the ways in which vocational education has sought to ensure students a higher degree of preparation in the basic academic subjects at both the secondary and postsecondary levels. Various Ohio programs as well as programs in New York, Virginia, and Michigan were examined. Special attention was paid to Ohio's Program Options…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Basic Skills, Fused Curriculum, Models
Berea City School District, OH. – 1977
Six goals are essential to basic skills mastery. Goal one is the identification of specific competencies and performance indicators which are necessary for students to master to become a coping adult. The appendix lists 17 competencies modeled after the Adult Performance Level Project (APL). Competencies are organized into five knowledge areas:…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Competency Based Education, Educational Assessment, Educational Diagnosis
Ohio State General Assembly, Columbus. – 1994
This report highlights input provided in 1994 at forums in seven Ohio communities for a statewide plan for a school-to-work system in Ohio. Comments were given by 1,100 business persons, community leaders, educators, labor unions, and parents in Akron, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Dayton, Marietta, Toledo, and Wilmington. Overall response to a…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Education Work Relationship, Educational Attitudes, Educational Improvement
Hull, Marilyn; Tache, Diane – 1993
Students in an Ohio community (363 males and 332 females) took the Iowa Test of Basic Skills in the spring of their eighth-grade year and the Ohio Ninth Grade Proficiency Test (ONGPT) in the following fall of their ninth-grade year. The scores from both tests, for a period of 3 consecutive years, were correlated to determine the predictability of…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, Citizenship Education, Correlation
Stevenson, Bill; Bowers, Ellen – 1986
Personal interviews were conducted with persons involved in the hiring process in 60 companies throughout Ohio to determine what qualities they seek when they hire young, inexperienced workers at beginning skilled or semiskilled levels. Companies, selected to represent all sections of the state, varied in size. The study found the following: (1)…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Computer Literacy, Education Work Relationship, Educational Needs
Ohio State Univ., Columbus. Vocational Instructional Materials Lab. – 1995
This document presents results of job profiling workshops conducted as part of the Ohio Vocational Competency Assessment (OVCA) program. The first section describes how representatives of business, industry, labor, and community organizations identified academic skill levels needed by entry-level workers in the occupational areas covered by the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agricultural Occupations, Allied Health Occupations, Auto Mechanics
Ohio State Dept. of Education, Columbus. Div. of Career-Technical and Adult Education. – 2003
This document, which lists the public safety core competencies that are part of the Integrated Academic and Technical Competencies (ITAC) in Ohio, is intended to assist individuals and organizations develop a course to provide students with knowledge and skills applicable to public safety careers, including but not limited to firefighter,…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Basic Skills, Competency Based Education, Computers
Ohio State Univ., Columbus. Vocational Instructional Materials Lab. – 1997
This occupational competency analysis profile (OCAP), which is one a series of employer-verified competency lists that were developed through a modified DACUM (Developing a Curriculum) job analysis process involving business, industry, labor, and community agency representatives across Ohio, identifies the occupational, academic, and employability…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Auto Body Repairers, Basic Skills, Career Development
Ray, Gayl M.; Wilson, Nick; Mangini, Rick – 2003
This document, which lists core business and legal office management competencies identified by representatives from education and business and industry throughout Ohio, is intended to assist individuals and organizations in developing college tech prep programs that will prepare students from secondary through post-secondary associate degree…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Basic Skills, Competency Based Education, Education Work Relationship
Kershaw, Isaac; Mazak, Sara A.; Spence, Janet G. – 2000
This document, which lists the environmental and natural resources technology competencies identified by representatives from businesses and industries as well as secondary and postsecondary educators throughout Ohio, is intended to assist individuals and organizations in developing college tech prep programs that will prepare students from…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Administration, Basic Skills, College School Cooperation
Ohio State Univ., Columbus. Vocational Instructional Materials Lab. – 1996
This occupational competency analysis profile (OCAP), which is one a series of employer-verified competency lists that were developed through a modified DACUM (Developing a Curriculum) job analysis process involving business, industry, labor, and community agency representatives across Ohio, identifies the occupational, academic, and employability…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Auto Mechanics, Basic Skills, Career Development
Ohio State Dept. of Education, Columbus. Div. of Career-Technical and Adult Education. – 2003
This document, which lists the middle school content competencies for the Work and Family Studies curriculum within Family and Consumer Sciences in Ohio, is intended to help middle school students develop self-responsibility and competence dealing with the practical problems of early adolescence. (Career awareness and career choice options are…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Basic Skills, Career Awareness, Career Exploration
Ohio State Univ., Columbus. Agricultural Education Curriculum Materials Service. – 1999
This document contains materials about and from a workshop that was conducted to help Ohio horticulture teachers learn to document student competence through effective performance assessments. The document begins with background information about the workshop and a list of workshop objectives. Presented next is a key to the 40 performance…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Agricultural Education, Basic Skills, Behavioral Objectives
Ohio State Univ., Columbus. Vocational Instructional Materials Lab. – 1996
This occupational competency analysis profile (OCAP), which is one a series of employer-verified competency lists that were developed through a modified DACUM (Developing a Curriculum) job analysis process involving business, industry, labor, and community agency representatives across Ohio, identifies the occupational, academic, and employability…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Machinery Occupations, Basic Skills