Basic Iowa Skill Test
Iowa Civil Rights Commission Contested Case Decision: Peyton Conclusions of Law 2
What constitutes equal skill, equal effort, or equal responsibility cannot be precisely defined. [T]he broad remedial purpose of the law must be taken into consideration. The terms constitute separate tests, each of which must be met in order for the equal pay standard to apply. It should be kept in mind that "equal" does not mean "identical." Insubstantial or minor differences in the degree or amount of skill, or effort, or responsibility required for the performance of jobs will not render the equal pay standard inapplicable. On the other hand, substantial differences, such as those customarily associated with differences in wage levels when the jobs are performed by persons of one sex only, will ordinarily demonstrate an inequality as between the jobs justifying differences in pay. ... [Read More]
Professional Capacity Building Program | University Catalog
This course is for students at Skill Level 2: basic knowledge of specific ITS program elements; Skill Level 3: those with an intermediate in-depth knowledge of specific ITS program elements; and Skill Level 4: intensive, hands on technical knowledge, skills and abilities. Course materials will consist of class handouts. ... This course is for graduate students and transportation professionals at Skill Levels 1, 2, 3, and 4: those with a basic and fundamental knowledge of ITS, those with a basic knowledge of specific ITS program elements, those with an intermediate in-depth knowledge of specific ITS program elements, and those with intensive hands-on technical knowledge, skills, and abilities. Course materials will include lecture notes, journal articles, proceedings, and software demos. ... [Read More]
Ancillary Services to Support Welfare to Work: National and State Estimates
(Low basic skills are defined by test scores below the minimum skill level of women in a low-skill occupation [manual laborers]) ... (Low basic skills are defined by scores in the bottom decile of the Armed Forces Qualification Test ) ... Welfare recipients facing two or more severe or moderate barriers to employment. (Barriers examined include own medical needs, children's chronic medical needs, substance abuse, mental illness, and low basic skills.) ... [Read More]
Archived: STS Issues and Solutions (STSIS)
Evidence of Effectiveness Eighth graders in the STSIS program tested significantly higher on a postinstruction test using the Iowa Test of Basic Skills in both science and social studies than did students in a comparison group receiving traditional instruction. Students involved in STSIS received higher scores than comparison students on measures of overt citizen behavior, individual locus of control, group locus of control, knowledge and perceived knowledge of citizen action skills, and perceived skill in the use of citizen action skills. ... [Read More]
Core Curriculum Matrix Development - Transportation Curriculum Coordination Council
This example also illustrates that skill levels may share a competency. Notice that for the Rights of Way (ROW) Management discipline Levels I and II appear to have the same competency as do Levels III and IV. The work group determined that the competency for Level I was applicable to Level II with the difference being the degree of supervision. For Level I, the inspector must identify stakes and easements under direct supervision whereas for Level II, the inspector would perform this with little to no supervision . Similar logic applies to the Level III and IV competency. Conversely, for the Project Closeout discipline, the work group determined that no competency was appropriate at Level I. An inspector at an entry skill level would not be involved in performing any activities tied to project closeout. As such, this block on the matrix is darkened. ... [Read More]
Region 5 Chicago, Employment & Training Administration (ETA) - U.S. Department of Labor
The U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (ETA), announces the availability of approximately $5 million in demonstration grant funds to test unique and innovative training strategies for services to individuals with Limited English Proficiency (LEP) (those who do not speak English as their primary language and who have a limited ability to read, speak, write, or understand English 1 ) and Hispanic Americans, specifically, those who lack basic and occupational skills needed by high-growth occupations. Read the Federal Register Notice . ... [Read More]
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Skills-based pay should be clearly distinguished from individualperformance-based pay systems which traditionally have evaluatedteachers against one another for a fixed pool of funds. Individualperformance systems usually aim to identify and reward the "best"teachers with additional pay. In contrast, skills-based pay rewardsteachers for attaining and being able to use knowledge and competencies valued by theschool--such as the ability to teach allstudents the mathematics promoted by the National Council ofTeachers of Mathematics. Skill attainment is judged against a predetermined, clear-cut standard. Itdoes not create competitionamong teachers, but signals the type of skills the school wants itsfaculty to acquire. Skills-based pay systems, thus, focus individual skill development on theknowledge and skills necessaryfor the organization to accomplish its goals. ... [Read More]
whatworks
Withthe enactment of a sweeping new federal welfare law, the Personal Responsibilityand Work Opportunities Reconciliation Act of 1996 , the adult educationand literacy field braced itself for new challenges. Many welfarerecipients do not have the basic skills necessary to succeed in the workplace,and the literacy field works with many of these adults and families. Many in the field believe welfare recipients with strong basic skills aremore likely to achieve self-sufficiency. The new law, however, focuseson quick employment, or the “work first” approach. Basic skills servicesalone are no longer an option and, with the stakes as high as they noware for welfare recipients, providing them with only basic skillsservices -- without integrating them with job skills and work experience-- would be considered by some as malpractice. Leaders in the field haveadapted their instructional approach accordingly, recognizing that in orderfor recipients to succeed when their b ... [Read More]
Print All Sections: Strengthening Families Program: For Parents and Youth 10-14
The program has been scientifically evaluated in a randomized, controlled test with 442 families through Project Family at the Institute for Social Behavior Research at Iowa University. This large-scale trial, including long-term followup evaluations, was conducted in Iowa public schools. In addition to a posttest, followup data collections were completed approximately 1 ˝, 2 ˝, 4, and 6 years after pretesting. The experimental design entailed random assignment of 33 schools. Outcome evaluations entailed the use of multi-informant, multimethod measurement procedures at pretest, posttest, and followup data collections points. Assessments included in-home videotapes of families in structured family interaction tasks and in-home interviews that included scales from standardized instruments and commonly used measures such as the National Survey of Delinquency and Drug Use. A total of 161 families participated in 21 SFP 10–14 groups at 11 different schools with group size ranging from 3 to ... [Read More]
Extending the Ladder: From CASAS to Work Keys Assessments
ACT's Work Keys system was developed toremedy crucial basic skill deficiencies in the nation's current and futureworkforce. Work Keys helps employers identify skill levels required bytheir jobs, select qualified applicants, and communicate skill requirementsto future employees and their instructors. Work Keys job profiling supportsemployers' use of Work Key scores for job selection by addressing EqualEmployment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) content validation requirements.By linking required skill levels to hiring decisions, employers make their"admission standards" public. Work Keys also calculates occupational profiles-summariesof job profiles across different companies-which help guide students andeducators to develop those skills and skill levels. ... [Read More]
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