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Download full textFlorida Department of Education, 2021
This technical assistance paper provides policy and guidance to individuals with test administration responsibilities in adult education programs. The Florida assessment policies and guidelines presented herein are appropriate for state and federal reporting. Therefore, guidance and procedures regarding the selection and use of appropriate student…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Educational Assessment, Educational Policy, Test Selection
DeMaria, Richard C. – 1984
A project was designed to meet the needs of gifted and talented vocational students and to train students to be entrepreneurs. Objectives were to develop criteria to identify and select gifted and talented vocational students, identify instructional materials and methods to introduce entrepreneurship skills, and to develop or locate an instrument…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Business Administration, Business Education, Curriculum Development
Loiacono, Ronald; And Others – 1980
The Cooperative Alternative Education Center (CAEC) in Connecticut developed a building maintenance and carpentry vocational education program for adolescent special needs students with extreme learning, emotional, and social difficulties. Thirty-four students enrolled in the program, with a student-teacher ratio of 8:l, and classes met five times…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Buildings, Carpentry, Curriculum Development
Wells, Randall L. – 1981
A project was undertaken to enhance the basic skill levels of marketing and distributive education students identified as disadvantaged by using a tutorial approach. After determining the basic skill competencies needed for students to succeed in marketing and distributive education, project staff identified existing materials in the areas of math…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Competence, Disadvantaged, Distributive Education
Rooke, John T. – 1981
This report provides information about the 54-hour module in ownership and/or management of a small business, Mind Your Own Business, that was taught to all twelfth grade students at the Norwich Regional Vocational Technical School. A twelve-page abstract outlines the topics/ business principles studied, describes the program, and summarizes…
Descriptors: Business Administration, Business Education, Business Skills, Course Descriptions
Seltzer, Madeline – 1988
A project at Manor Junior College, Pennsylvania, developed further and implemented the tutoring programs in the Learning Center and integrated them with the Computer Tutorials Program. The objective was to increase retention and graduation rates and academic success of students enrolled in vocational programs. The reading, writing, and peer tutor…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Computer Oriented Programs, Curriculum Development, Educational Research
Evaluation Systems Design, Inc., Tallahassee, FL. – 1981
The Occupational Proficiency Training (OPT) Program was initiated to identify potential dropouts and place them in an alternative vocational education program. Remedial communication and mathematics classes were also included in the program's design. In the first year 21 ninth grade students 14 years of age and two years behind grade were…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Diagnosis, Grade 9, Job Skills
Middlesex County Vocational and Technical High Schools, New Brunswick, NJ. – 1979
A project studied a method to overcome possible embarrassment and "math anxiety" of secondary level students in remedial and special needs math classes and to sustain interest in drill practice while allowing for better utilization of the teacher's time. One Monroe Calculator "Classmate 88" programmed calculator was placed in…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Calculators, Curriculum Enrichment, Disabilities
Newton, Lawrence R. – 1981
This project (1) identifies basic and functional mathematics skills (shop mathematics skills), (2) provides pretests on these functional mathematics skills, and (3) provides student learning projects (project sheets) that prepare metal trades students to read, understand, and apply mathematics and measuring skills that meet entry-level job…
Descriptors: Course Content, Job Skills, Learning Activities, Learning Modules
Hellman, Linda – 1990
The Workplace Literacy Project conducted in Pima County, Arizona, provided workplace literacy training for 161 trainees at 8 worksites and 3 off-site locations. Worksites included industrial and service employers. Support services, including child care, transportation, educational counseling, and tutoring, were made available to participants…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Cooperative Programs
Hampden County Employment and Training Consortium, Springfield, MA. – 1991
These materials have been developed by Project CREATE (Cooperative Resources to Enhance Access to Jobs through Technical Education), a demonstration program designed to develop a network, specific activities, and resources that would provide education and support services to a wide audience. A 13-page final report describes the hands-on training…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Auto Mechanics, Computer Assisted Manufacturing, Conference Proceedings
Askov, Eunice; Simpson, Mary – 2001
The possibility of creating an appropriate online learning environment for distance adult students was examined in a study of 22 Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) students' attitudes regarding the online version of a course offered as part of Penn State's masters of education program. The students completed surveys before, during, and…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Students, Comparative Analysis, Computer Uses in Education
