This module on evaluating and recording student progress is 1 in a series of 10 modules written for vocational education teacher education programs. It is designed to give a basic understanding of the principles and practices associated with assigning grades and translating these "marks" into meaningful outcomes. Introductory materials include the…

Alberta's Career and Technology Studies (CTS) curriculum is a new way to organize the previous practical arts curricula to allow flexibility and accessibility. The basis of CTS is its modular framework. The curriculum is organized around a framework of more than 21 career or technology strands. The strands are common areas of study, relating to…

In-service education that truly contributes to the development of teachers must focus on the individual. The unique characteristics of adult learners (i.e., their experiences, readiness, orientation, and motivation) must also be taken into account in in-service education efforts. When teaching adults, the educator must act as a facilitator of…

This self-instructional module, one volume of a series of competency-based modules in human relations skills for occupational specialists, is designed to introduce the specialist to some of the more general and commonly used counseling techniques and procedures, and to assist them in the acquisition of basic counseling skills. Other modules in…

This instructor's guide accompanies 47 performance-based instructional modules in the home economics content area of clothing and textiles. The 47 modules deal with planning basics (4 modules), buyership and clothing care (4 modules), preparation for sewing (6 modules), construction (18 modules), repair/alterations (9 modules), and supplemental…

This guide was developed to help preservice or inservice vocational teachers to understand the general nature and use of the National Center for Research in Vocational Education's performance-based teacher education (PBTE) materials. (The PBTE materials are a series of modularized learning packages focusing upon the specific professional…

This guide is intended to assist vocational educators in teaching a three-unit module in metallurgy and heat treating. The module is part of a welding curriculum that has been designed to be totally integrated with Missouri's Vocational Instruction Management System. The basic principles of metallurgy and heat treatment and techniques for…

To evaluate the instructional effectiveness of the introductory portion of a modularized competency-based vocational education (CBVE) drafting program, achievement of students participating in this program were compared to students receiving traditional drafting instruction. Research participants were female and male juniors and seniors in their…

One of a series of performance-based teacher education learning packages focusing upon specific professional competencies of vocational teachers, this learning module deals with employing simulation techniques. It consists of an introduction and four learning experiences. Covered in the first learning experience are various types of simulation…

This self-instructional module on business records is the ninth in a set of twelve modules designed for small business owner-managers. Competencies for this module are (1) identify the records required for business operations and (2) describe the important uses of business records. Provided are information sections (reasons for records, parts of a…

This learning module on selecting, clustering, and sequencing performance and supplemental objectives is one of nine developed for use in training administrators, teachers, and prospective teachers in the utilization of Vocational-Technical Education Consortium of States (V-TECS) catalogs of performance objectives, criterion-referenced measures,…

One of a set of seven competency-based instructional materials (six learning modules and one user's guide) designed for the inservice training and improvement of local level vocational education administrators, this user's guide provides directions for persons supervising the use of learning modules and is directed toward helping the user become…

A project to develop competency-based teaching modules in home economics is reported by its principal investigator. Ten modules for job cluster training were developed and found effective in field testing for nongraded, competency-based curriculums that can be used in any number of situations. Instructions for ordering the modules are included.…

The author explains how she converted her adult medical office assistant program to an open-entry, competency-based curriculum. She describes a typical class period. (CH)

Attitudes of students, faculty, and recent graduates to a self-paced, self-instructional junior-level program using learning modules were significantly positive for all groups. Faculty stressed the need for continuing support, and older students and seniors were the most positively disposed group. (MSE)