ERIC Number: ED375325
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1994-Jul-1
Pages: 65
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
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Secondary Office Education Curriculum and Instructional Materials Development. Final Report.
Patton, Janet C.
A project was conducted in Texas to update office education curriculum based on previously developed workplace outcomes and integration of competencies identified by the Secretary's Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills (SCANS). One course, Business Computer Applications I, was chosen as the model for the project. During the project, activities and assessment materials were developed for the course. The following activities were conducted: training a selected core group teachers in student-centered teaching methodologies, revising and redirecting activities and assessments materials to reflect the student-centered teaching activities, developing an inservice model for teachers on new methodology, and validating the business performance standards and SCANS specifications developed in an earlier project. The project also prepared, printed, and disseminated 3,000 copies of 2 issues of an office education newsletter. Office education teachers were involved in both assessing and evaluating the completed products. (The report includes a copy of the validated SCANS competencies, as rated by educators and business and industry representatives, and copies of the two newsletters produced during the project.) (KC)
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: Texas Education Agency, Austin.
Authoring Institution: Texas Univ., Austin. Extension Instruction and Materials Center.
Identifiers - Location: Texas
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A


