The authors discuss the importance of proper motor vehicle inspection, the controversy about the effectiveness of inspection programs, and the topics that a motor vehicle inspection course should cover. (MF)

Details construction of an electric car from salvage parts for about $1000. Lists experiments performed and offers suggestions in future electric car construction. (CP)

This document provides instruction for high-priority competencies on task lists developed by the National Institute of Automotive Service Excellence. Contained in this teacher's guide are the materials necessary to teach 11 competency-based instructional units related to the automotive service industry. The following instructional units are…

This curriculum is intended to serve as a guide for high school instructors teaching a basic course on emission control systems on General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler products. The material may also be incorporated on an engine system basis and inserted into an overall tune-up curriculum. Other uses of the curriculum include specialized training…

The National Recreational Vehicle Technical Institute offers a 35-credit-hour service technician training program at 12 national sites. Recreational vehicle manufacturers, suppliers, and dealers donate equipment and advise schools on course development. (SK)

The implementation and subsequent evaluation of the PLATO IV system in an Air Force vehicular maintenance training program are described. Outcomes of this project, which was designed to test the effectiveness of the PLATO IV instructional system in a technical training environment, indicate that PLATO could be successfully incorporated into the…

DESIGNED FOR STUDENT USE, THIS MANUAL PRESENTS RELATED INFORMATION AND LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS FOR A 1-YEAR COURSE IN APPLIED PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY. IT WAS DEVELOPED BY ESSEX COUNTY AUTOMOTIVE TEACHERS. CONTENT HEADINGS ARE -- (1) MATTER AND ITS PROPERTIES (15 EXPERIMENTS), (2) MECHANICS (4 EXPERIMENTS), (3) HEAT (3 EXPERIMENTS), (4) ELECTRICITY (8…

This booklet lists tasks and functions the student in the transportation cluster should be able to do upon entering an employment situation or a postsecondary school. (Listings are also available for the areas of allied health occupations/practical nursing and cosmetology.) Tasks are coded to correspond to those on the Student Performance Record,…

This student instruction manual was written in conformance with selected criteria for programed instruction books as developed previously for various military training courses. The manual was developed as a part of "A Study of the Effectiveness of a Military-Type Computer-Based Instructional System When Used in Civilian High School Courses in…

The Management, Operations, Review, and Evaluation project staff prepared a report on the Division of Transportation of the Montgomery County Public Schools at Rockville, Maryland. The 25 chapter report is divided into four parts: (1) The Division's mission, organization, resources, and success; (2) pupil transportation; (3) automotive services;…

This guide designed to assist teachers in improving instruction in the area of automotive emission control curriculum includes four areas. Each area consists of one or more units of instruction, with each instructional unit including some or all of the following basic components: Performance objectives, suggested activities for teacher and…

The curriculum guide is designed to prepare students for employment in a specialized area of automotive services. Units are presented in a sequence which may be altered or shortened if trainee needs, time, or funds require. Methods and materials to enrich the course are suggested. General objectives for each unit are stated in terms of performance…

Instructional materials on fuel and exhaust systems are provided for an auto mechanics course in the motor transportation technology program. Instructor's plans are provided for five units. Each unit consists of instructional and manipulative lessons. The format of an instructional lesson is as follows: the subject, aim, a listing of teaching aids…

Instructional materials on tune-ups are provided for an auto mechanics course in the motor transportation technology program. Instructor's plans are provided for three units. Each unit consists of instructional and manipulative lessons. The format of an instructional lesson is as follows: the subject, aim, a listing of teaching aids and materials,…

Academic education should be integrated into vocational training in order to make both types of education more useful to students and more readily learned. College-level physics can be integrated into an automotive technology curriculum and students taught with a much more hands-on approach than has traditionally been taken. One such program is…