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SOE Programs in Illinois--Teacher Philosophies and Program Characteristics.
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Osborne, Edward W. – Journal of the American Association of Teacher Educators in Agriculture, 1988
A study described the current status of supervised occupational experience (SOE) programs in Illinois and examined teacher attitudes and philosophies toward supervised occupational experience. A questionnaire returned by 77 (out of 100) agricultural production teachers revealed a need to strenghthen SOE knowledge and to increase the number of…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Demography, Program Descriptions, Secondary Education
Methods Used for Teaching Psychomotor Skills in Crop Production.
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Osborne, Edward W. – Journal of the American Association of Teacher Educators in Agriculture, 1988
The purpose of this study was to determine the degree of psychomotor skill instruction in crop production provided by agricultural production teachers in Illinois and the methods used for this teaching. Responses from 79 of 100 teachers indicated that most do not have students observe or practice a procedure for skill improvement. More experienced…
Descriptors: Agricultural Production, Demonstrations (Educational), Psychomotor Skills, Secondary Education
Planning and Supervision Strategies for SOE Programs in Agriculture.
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Osborne, Edward W. – Journal of the American Association of Teacher Educators in Agriculture, 1988
A study found that a slight majority of Illinois agricultural production teachers requires all vocational agriculture students to have supervised occupational experience (SOE) educational programs. Teachers who place higher expectations on their students for SOE participation are more systematic and extensive in their planning and supervision…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Production, Program Development, Secondary Education
Livestock Skills Performance Levels Reported by Agricultural Production Teachers in Ohio.
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Osborne, Edward W.; Miller, Larry E. – Journal of the American Association of Teacher Educators in Agriculture, 1985
A study was conducted to determine the livestock skills possessed by agricultural production teachers in Ohio and to examine the extent to which livestock skills were taught in high school vocational agriculture classes. Questions concerned teacher knowledge of livestock skills, teacher confidence, teaching methods, and relationship between…
Descriptors: Agricultural Production, High Schools, Livestock, Self Concept
The Problem Solving and Subject Matter Approaches to Teaching Vocational Agriculture: Effects on Student Achievement and Retention.
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Flowers, Jim; Osborne, Edward W. – Journal of the American Association of Teacher Educators in Agriculture, 1988
The problem-solving approach was used with 68 vocational agriculture high school students, and the subject matter approach with 61 students. Tests of problem-area achievement and retention revealed that the problem-solving approach was neither more nor less effective than the subject-matter approach. (JOW)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Agricultural Education, Problem Solving, Retention (Psychology)