This Yearbook 1989-90 is made up of six articles. The articles depict the ongoing discussion taking place in Finland as it re-assesses the state of its mathematics education and planning measures for its development. The opening article presents an analysis of the president of the International Commission on Mathematical Instruction of some…

For the past decade, the National Center for Research in Vocational Education (NCRVE) has acted as a catalyst in the nationwide movement toward performance-based teacher education (PBTE). In the 1960s, an occupational analysis performed by NCRVE using introspection and interviewing techniques resulted in a comprehensive list of 384 performance…

This paper examines the use of video-based contexts in a mathematics methods course for preservice elementary teachers. The effect of using video examples and analyses in methods courses and associated practicums on preservice teachers' field performance, preservice teachers' pedagogical content knowledge, and preservice teachers' decisions about…

An instructor's manual and six instructional modules are provided for a workshop to motivate and train K-12 teachers to incorporate occupational information into their curricula. Contents of the manual include an overview of the competency-based training package with brief descriptions of the modules (concepts and teaching competencies addressed,…

A study examined whether scaffolding (the interaction that emerges when novices and experts work cooperatively) can be extended if the scaffolding model for facilitating problem-solving instruction is imposed. Eight teachers were instructed and coached in the use of scaffolding to teach first graders listening comprehension skills. When a group of…

This module, one in a series of performance-based teacher education learning packages, focuses on a specific skill that vocational educators need to be successful in the area of instructional management. The purpose of the module is to prepare teachers to deal with students who are using chemicals--alcohol and other drugs--to an extent that their…

A project was conducted to identify the occupational curriculum elements needed by vocational home economics education teachers in Texas and to develop a plan for implementing these elements into teacher education programs in the State. To determine exactly which skills need to be taught to individuals preparing to teach vocational home economics…

This module for vocational teachers, one in a series of performance-based teacher education learning packages, focuses on skills dealing with methods and strategies for delivering instruction. The purpose for the module is to help educators become competent in operating overhead and opaque projection equipment, using overhead and opaque materials…

This handbook is designed to guide the adult basic education (ABE) teacher who is just beginning to work in an individualized learning center. Strategies are presented to aid these teachers in coordinating the simultaneous instruction of many adults while maintaining an individualized approach tailored to meet the needs of each student. Ten…

This fifth in a series of twenty-nine learning modules on instructional execution is designed to give secondary and postsecondary vocational teachers skill in using simulation techniques in teaching to help the students meet lesson objectives and gain the competencies they need to prepare for the real world of work. The terminal objective for the…

This third in a series of six learning modules on student vocational organizations is designed to assist the secondary or postsecondary vocational teacher in understanding and carrying out responsibilities as a student vocational organization advisor. Some of the responsibilities covered are assisting in the election and installation of officers…

This first in a series of eleven learning modules on program planning, development, and evaluation is designed to develop secondary and postsecondary vocational teachers' skills in planning and directing a community survey which will yield information needed for vocational education program planning to meet community labor requirements.…

This eighth in a series of eleven learning modules on program planning, development, and evaluation is designed to assist secondary and postsecondary vocational teachers in preparing and updating vocational education courses of study. (A course of study describes who is to be taught, what is to be taught, how much time will be allotted to each…

This handbook contains 14 essays on practical skills necessary for providing instructional and administrative services to correspondence students. Topics covered in individual essays include the definition of student services, an overview of instructional service, staff supervision, effective school record keeping, principles of communications,…

This report details findings of a study to determine a priority listing of competencies based on the perceived needs of vocational instructors. The nine-page narrative addresses the development of the instrument which surveyed vocational teachers' perception of importance to job, level of competence, and need for inservice training regarding 107…