Quantitative and qualitative bias in favor of professional work modes was found to exist in elementary reading textbooks. (MS)

The Illinois Evaluation System continuously evaluates total occupational programs of local education agencies. (MS)

The three in-school success measures used for the model was overall GPA, shop grade, and proficiency score on Ohio Trade and Industrial Education Achievement Test. A relationship between the predictor variables and the criteria in terms of time was found with predictiveness increasing from ninth to eleventh grade. (MS)

Identification of grade nine student characteristics which discriminate significantly between retainees and dropouts in the vocational curriculum is shown to be possible to a limited degree. (MS)

A conceptual model is described which results from the need to organize world of work knowledge to enable curriculum developers to prepare accurate, realistic instructional materials. (MS)

Factors in the development of relevance in the industrial arts curriculum are greater student participation in educational planning, teachers assuming active roles in development of centers of interest, greater social interaction, increased community participation, and a curriculum that involves more real-life experiences. (MS)

Aspects of beginning teacher failure in industrial education are explored. The hypothesis proposed is that they are conditioned to be failures by their environment and lack of preparation for lesson presentations. Solutions might be correction of teacher education deficiencies and improvement of conditions in the secondary school environment. (MS)

It can be implied from the results that the SSCLF coupled with the cartridge projector is an efficient and effective method of presenting psychomotor skill information in all skill areas. (MS)

Interaction Analysis for Vocational Education (IAVE) expands Flanders Interaction Analysis System (FIAS) by adding three new catergories: demonstrations, correction, and practice. Interpretation of the new matrix is essentially the same as before. (MS)

The article discusses the provisions and intent of Title II of the Education Amendments Act of 1976 relating to job placement and employer satisfaction. In evaluating the success of vocational education programs student and employer follow-up data will play an important part. (MF)

Four readability indices that focus on the ease of comprehension of printed material are applied to industrial education textbooks for senior high school students. Grade reading levels by subject areas for the four indices are presented in tables, charts, and text. Certain conclusions about the readability techniques studied are suggested. (MF)

A sample of 384 secondary school teachers in Illinois ranked the instructional techniques they considered most important for teaching these essential work skills: interpersonal relations, personal work attitudes, problem solving, communication, and job-related expectations. Techniques ranked were: group discussion, lecture, interviews, and…

Personality and demographic data from two groups of industrial arts teachers, American Industrial Arts Association teacher-of-the-year recipients and a randomly selected group, were statistically analyzed and compared. The results show many differences; the author recommends further personality profile research for industrial arts teachers. (MF)

Job satisfactions of industrial arts teacher educators and the importance they place upon their professional role activities, work environment, departmental supervision, and relationships with colleagues were measured and assessed. The National Job Satisfaction Study Instrument (NJSSI) was developed by the investigators to collect information to…

Program VITAL is a team of field resource persons working through resident resource persons to help beginning vocational teachers in the eastern region of Pennsylvania. The tools used in this field-based competency-based teacher education program include self-paced individualized learning modules, microteaching, and video recording with peer- and…