This task-based curriculum guide for histologic technician is intended to help the teacher develop a classroom management system where students learn by doing. Introductory materials include a Dictionary of Occupational Titles job code and title sheet, a career ladder, a matrix relating duty/task numbers to job titles, and a task list. Each task is then outlined in this format: statement of duty, statement of task, duty and task numbers, a checklist of achievement indicators, a statement of the criteria for achievement of competence, specification of required tools and equipment and resources, and lists of teacher activities and student learning activities. The tasks are categorized by 10 duties: employing laboratory safety procedures, using basic laboratory skills, performing clerical duties, performing quality control procedures, processing tissue specimens, using microtomy techniques, performing staining procedures, performing cyto-prep duties, performing autopsy assistant duties, and using employability skills. Other contents include student and class achievement records, tool/equipment lists, a bibliography, and Board of Registry information provided by the American Society of Clinical Pathologists. (YLB)