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Download full textGronlund, Wayne R.; And Others – 1993
Researchers at the Coast Guard Academy have designed and tested a series of exercises for assessing the development of intellectual skills in an interdisciplinary context and providing career-related motivation for continued learning. These exercises are based on realistic situations that cadets might encounter as commissioned officers in the…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Data Collection, Decision Making
Taylor, Tracy A. – 1994
This Digest discusses the conversion of military personnel to school employees and describes a U.S. Department of Defense program called "Troops to Teachers" that helps military personnel affected by defense cut-backs pursue new careers as teachers and teachers' aides. Created by Congress in 1992 through the National Defense…
Descriptors: Alternative Teacher Certification, Career Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Aid
Miller, Hershel M. – 1991
A study investigated the use of the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) subtests and combinations of subtest composites as placement qualifiers for the Aviation Electrician's Mate AEA(A1) school. It examined the relationship of the independent variables Arithmetic Reasoning; Math Knowledge; General Science; and Composite ASVAB score…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Aviation Education, Aviation Mechanics, Career Choice
Brown, William R.; And Others – 1980
An evaluation was conducted of minority (Black, Hispanic, Asian, American Indian) and female performance in the Army's Initial Entry Rotary Wing flight training program. Each minority group was compared to a matched sample of majority students. The groups were matched on several test scores, education level, age, rank, and source of entry. The…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, American Indians, Asian Americans, Blacks
Pritchard, Robert D.; And Others – 1987
This technical paper is one of three produced by a large-scale effort aimed at implementing a new approach to measuring productivity, and using that approach to assess the impact of feedback, goal setting, and incentives on productivity. The productivity measurement system was developed for five units in the maintenance and supply areas at an Air…
Descriptors: Adults, Efficiency, Evaluation Criteria, Feedback
Eling, David R. – 1985
This four-volume student text is designed for use by Air Force personnel enrolled in a self-study extension course for dental assistant specialists. Covered in the individual volumes are an introduction to dental services (the mission and organization of medical/dental service, career ladder progressions, medical readiness/wartime training, and…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Behavioral Objectives, Biomedical Equipment, Correspondence Study
Sahai, Hardeo – 1984
This report presents an annotated bibliography of literature dealing with sociocultural issues involving Hispanics in the military, particularly the Navy. The 35 entries deal with such topics as the following: enlistment and recruitment, acculturation, language, religious beliefs, locus of control, biculturalism, family values, culture conflict,…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Armed Forces, Biculturalism, Cultural Differences
Thompson, Joselyn H. – 1985
This four-volume student text is designed for use by Air Force personnel enrolled in a self-study extension course for medical laboratory technicians. Covered in the individual volumes are medical laboratory administration and clinical chemistry (career opportunities, general laboratory safety and materials, general medical laboratory…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Behavioral Objectives, Biomedical Equipment, Chemical Analysis
Air Force Training Command, Sheppard AFB, TX. – 1986
This instructional package is intended for use in training Air Force personnel enrolled in a program for apprentice carpenters. Training includes an introduction to carpentry and provides instruction in the use of carpentry hand, portable power, and shop tools; construction and maintenance of wood structures; installation of building hardware; and…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Building Trades, Carpentry, Competency Based Education
Day, Philip R., Jr.; Rajasekhara, Koosappa – 1988
A survey of 72 selected two-year colleges was conducted to gather information on the extent and range of college efforts to improve the quality of the workforce and the efficiency of public and private enterprises. Specifically, the survey requested data on credit and noncredit enrollments; occupational programs (e.g., degree programs and programs…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Cooperative Education
Mislevy, Robert J.; Bock, R. Darrell – 1984
The Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB), a battery of 10 vocational tests, was administered to a national probability sample of nearly 12,000 young people, 15 to 23 years of age. Score distributions from the study were needed by the Armed Services to set performance levels for accepting and assigning recruits. Three psychometric…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Aptitude Tests, Military Personnel, Military Training
Marine Corps Inst., Washington, DC. – 1984
This student guide, one of a series of correspondence training courses designed to improve the job performance of members of the Marine Corps, deals with the skills needed by engineer equipment operators. Addressed in the seven individual units of the course are the following topics: introduction to Military Occupation Specialty (MOS) 1345…
Descriptors: Construction Materials, Construction (Process), Correspondence Study, Equipment Maintenance
Osborn, William C.; Ford, J. Patrick – 1976
A synthetic performance test is a job performance test that has been degraded to some degree in the range of tasks covered or in the fidelity of stimulus/response features. Since further development is needed before synthetic performance testing is valid and efficient, this research project focused on three objectives: to (1) identify problems…
Descriptors: Adults, Group Testing, Intelligence, Job Analysis
Eisele, Charles R.; And Others – 1979
A research project was developed to construct and demonstrate a methodology for estimating the costs of conducting on-the-job training (OJT) in the Air Force. The project focused on the formal upgrade training to the three, five, and seven skill levels. Project efforts involved five major tasks: literature review, cost factor identification, cost…
Descriptors: Career Development, Cost Effectiveness, Cost Estimates, Factor Analysis
JOHNSON, KIRK A.; AND OTHERS – 1967
IN THIS STUDY, THE THIRD IN A SERIES EVALUATING PROGRAMED AND CONVENTIONAL INSTRUCTION IN THE SCHOOLS OF THE NAVAL AIR TECHNICAL TRAINING COMMAND, A COMPARISON WAS MADE BETWEEN TWO VERSIONS OF THE AIRBORNE RADIO CODE OPERATOR (ARCO) COURSE. IN THE CONVENTIONAL VERSION, MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS PROCEDURES WERE TAUGHT BY MEANS OF LECTURE DISCUSSION…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Communications, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Lecture Method
