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Cox, Donald Lee – 1991
A study evaluated preparatory methods of developing competence to become certified as an Iowa Fire Fighter I. Hypotheses were that no significant differences in written examination scores would be found when comparing structured learning with self-study preparation or when comparing candidate gender; a significant difference would be found in…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Certification, Comparative Analysis, Employment Experience
Download full textRoessler, Richard; Bolton, Brian – 1987
The Employability Maturity Interview (EMI) is a 10-item structured interview developed to assess readiness for the vocational rehabilitation planning process and the need for additional vocational exploration and employability services. The items deal with occupational choice, self-appraisal of abilities, self-appraisal of personality…
Descriptors: Adults, Career Development, Diagnostic Tests, Disabilities
Roessler, Richard; And Others – 1987
The Work Performance Assessment (WPA) is a brief work simulation designed to evaluate job maintenance skills, emphasizing work-related social/interpersonal skills rather than specific vocational skills. The WPA uses three work samples involving sorting of food service items to measure 19 common work demands in four categories: responding to…
Descriptors: Adults, Disabilities, Interpersonal Competence, Job Performance
Wood, Lewis J.; Gillis, Rod – 1987
This paper presents the results of a questionnaire sent to 211 Measurement Services Association members. Sixty-four centers responded. The main purpose of the questionnaire was to find out what hardware and software are used by testing centers throughout the country. Results indicate that 52 institutions use mainframe computers, 50 use…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Software, Computers, Item Banks
Mikulecky, Larry; Diehl, William – 1980
A study was conducted that addressed job literacy in a cross-section of occupations. The Diehl-Mikulecky Job Literacy Survey was administered to 107 subjects who represented a full range of occupational types and levels and who comprised a sample similar to the adult working population on the demographic variables of sex, race, income earned, and…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Competence, Cross Sectional Studies, Demography
Capie, William; And Others – 1979
The Teacher Performance Assessment Instruments (TPAI), designed to determine (for certification purposes) how well teachers can demonstrate certain minimum teaching skills considered essential to effective teaching, are reproduced in this document. The five evaluating instruments used are: (1) teaching plans and materials; (2) classroom…
Descriptors: Interaction Process Analysis, Interpersonal Competence, Media Selection, Occupational Tests
Rogers, Deborah L.; And Others – 1986
This report presents the rationale, development, and standardization of the Air Force Officer Qualifying Test (AFOQT) Form O. The test is used to select individuals for officer commissioning programs, and candidates for pilot and navigator training. Form O contains 380 items organized in 16 subtests. All items are administered in a single test…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Error of Measurement, Flight Training, Military Training
Capie, William; And Others – 1979
The Teacher Performance Assessment Instruments (TPAI) were designed to determine how well teachers can demonstrate certain minimum teaching skills considered essential to effective teaching. This manual is designed for use by data collectors and others during training on the administration of the TPAI instruments. It may also be used as a…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Instructional Materials, Interaction Process Analysis, Interpersonal Competence
Lin, Thung-Rung; Doyle, Teresa – 1991
The potential usefulness of self-assessment of low-level aptitudes, such as basic or elementary reading, writing, and calculating, was explored in a test validation context, following the model of B. Davey (1980, 1990). Self-assessments were sought to provide criterion-related or construct validities that might otherwise be unobtainable for some…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Basic Skills, Blacks, Females
Blanton, William – 1979
This publication contains related study assignments and job sheets for a course in microwave technology. The course is organized into 12 units covering the following topics: introduction to microwave, microwave systems, microwave oscillators, microwave modulators, microwave transmission lines, transmission lines, detectors and mixers, microwave…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Citations (References), Educational Resources, Electronic Equipment
Oregon State Dept. of Human Resources, Salem. – 1985
This report is designed to provide information required to evaluate the Specific Aptitude Test Battery (SATB) for Airframe-and-Powerplant Mechanic from three points of view: (1) technical adequacy of the research, (2) fairness to minorities, and (3) usefulness of the battery to Employment Service staff and employers in selecting individuals for…
Descriptors: Adults, Aptitude Tests, Aviation Mechanics, Job Placement
Ziyane, Masotsha J.; And Others – 1975
The Swaziland Behavioural Assessment Series (SBAS) is a battery of ability tests derived from the Flanagan Aptitude Classification Tests and the Internationally Developed Tests, for use in the guidance of secondary school students towards relevant educational and vocational opportunities. The SBAS has been field tested in Swaziland. Sixteen…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Career Choice, Career Counseling, Career Guidance
Prediger, Dale J.; Swaney, Kyle B. – 1992
Starting in the fall of 1992, students will be asked to use the U.S. Department of Defense's "Occu-Find" to find occupations that fit their Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) codes, which will be based on the ASVAB academic ability composite (a measure of student cognitive ability). The purpose of this report is to…
Descriptors: Ability, Adults, Career Counseling, Classification
Gokcora, Deniz – 1992
A study examined how the SPEAK (Speaking Proficiency English Assessment Kit) Test is perceived by both International Teaching Assistants (ITAs) and instructors at a major midwestern university where it is used as a screening instrument for hiring ITAs. Subjects, 24 ITAs from the social sciences and 24 ITAs from the math-based sciences who took the…
Descriptors: Affective Measures, Communication Research, Communication Skills, English (Second Language)
Tennessee State Dept. of Education, Nashville. – 1986
This document is an orientation manual for the Career Ladder Counselor Evaluation System, a part of the Tennessee Career Ladder Better Schools Program. The evaluation system for guidance counselors was developed by using the best ideas from educational research and from counselors in Tennessee. The system was field tested in the fall of 1985.…
Descriptors: Career Ladders, Competence, Counselor Evaluation, Counselors
