This report contains a detailed description as well as data and analyses for the many facets of the Kentucky Career Ladder Pilot Project. The primary purpose of this research and development effort was to design and implement a teacher evaluation system that was valid and reliable and at the same time relatively easy to use. There are 11 chapters:…

The effectiveness of independent living programs for developmentally disabled persons in Los Angeles County was examined using a sample of 33 clients (ages 18-50) who exited such programs between June 1984 and June 1986. All but one were mentally retarded; seven also had either cerebral palsy or epilepsy. Survey forms for each client were…

School board members usually have great power but little training. The literature supports the need for orientation and inservice training. A survey of a random sample of newly elected board members and superintendents in Illinois revealed a difference between the two groups in perception of training. Apparently superintendents believe that more…

Four classroom-based experiments in which teachers were trained to use a direct instruction model were analyzed to compare the results of intensive and minimal training methods. The direct instruction model involves extensive coverage of content, student time allocated to instructional tasks, and teacher time allocated to the encouragement of…

Based on evaluation of nine Brazilian educational television centers, an Instructional Television Training Model (ITV) was developed to aid in determining and designing training requirements for instructional television systems. Analysis based on this model would include these tasks: (1) determine instructional purpose of the television…

The report is the second of two describing the results of a world-wide survey of the maintenance activities of UH-1 helicopter mechanics for the purpose of studying the relationships among job requirements, training, and manpower considerations for aviation maintenance. A summary of the results of the first report is included. The survey…

Decision theoretic testing was used to explore whether junior high students could improve their tendencies to make realistic assessments of what they knew. In nine sessions over a period of three weeks, 49 seventh graders used computer terminals to record probability values in the form of logarithmic equivalents for each alternative in a…

This report describes the training of two kinds of paraprofessionals in child care in Denmark: the family helper who has considerable educational background, and the family day care mother for whom there are no educational prerequisites. The funding, the training, and the curriculum design of the paraprofessional programs are discussed. There is…

Describes a model for identifying and meeting needs of entire organizations and the society which the organization serves, and suggests ways to integrate these into planning, development, and organizational success. It is suggested that training success can be improved by decreasing focus on means and getting more precise about results. (MBR)

This study of training needs utilized a questionnaire to assess participant's opinions of knowledge level that should exist and knowledge level that does exist in 25 content areas and analyzed the resultant data using three different approaches: mean difference analysis, multicomponent data analysis, and weighted need index. (MBR)

Discusses three steps in learning-strategy analysis--determining the potential errors, categorizing them as being verbal or motor, and identifying appropriate training objectives, learning strategies, and teaching objectives. Then follow descriptions of concept and principle learning, motor performance, and motor chain learning. The task analyzed…

A study of Minnesota's population, age 16 and over, to determine their self-perceived need for job-related training, is presented, along with a description of the conceptual framework, key questions, procedure, sample data, and major uses of the study. Also discusses limitations of the social demand approach to planning education for work. (CT)

Reports on the state of strategic planning for education and training in service industries, manufacturing, retailing, and entertainment organizations. A questionnaire surveyed 200 training managers in organizations of over 5,000 employees headquartered primarily in the Pacific Northwest and revealed that strategic planning is becoming a priority.…

"Nobody wants to get one. Nobody wants to give one." The problem was that the supervisors and managers of the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (RIC) did not know how to use the Institute's new performance management system and had not been trained on how to prepare and deliver effective performance appraisals. The problem further…

With the United States experiencing a changing work force and changing economic conditions, training is perceived to be a necessary component of business operations. Research findings conclude that women in business value relationships and human resources more highly than men do. In the context of these two conditions, a pilot study was conducted…