Cluster Analysis Applied to the Validation of Course Objectives.

Kettenring, J. R.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ137064

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Publication Date: 1976

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Cluster Analysis Applied to the Validation of Course Objectives

Kettenring, J. R.; And Others

Journal of Educational Statistics, 1, 1, 39-57, Spr 76

Describes the use of cluster analysis to aid in empirically validating the course objectives of an industrial training curriculum. Two findings emerged: the discovery of an important job activity missing from the curriculum and the identification of sizeable groups of workers with distinctly different training needs. (Author/RC)

Descriptors: Cluster Analysis, Course Objectives, Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Needs, Industrial Training, Validity

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