Belcher, Greg; McCaslin, N. L

Abstract: Ohio vocational education teachers' awareness of, attitudes toward, and use of national skill standards were examined through a survey of a proportional (by vocational program area) stratified random sample of 346 of Ohio's 3,499 secondary vocational teachers. Of the teachers surveyed, 205 (59%) returned usable responses. The teachers were questioned about their gender, vocational teaching area, educational attainment, type of high school, and teaching certification, and they were asked to agree/disagree with 62 statements concerning national skill standards. Although 59% of respondents agreed that students who have met entry-level skill standards have smoother school-to-work transitions, only 39% believed that national skill standards enhance vocational education. Of the respondents, only 37% believed that national skill standards would improve their particular program, 55% stated that national skill standards should have a positive effect on work force productivity, 60% stated that national skill standards provide the basis for measuring individuals' ability, 32% were not at all familiar with the national skill standards for their vocational program, 69% use employability skills to assess students' abilities in the vocational area they teach, and 52% believed that national skill standards will lower employer recruiting costs. (Contains 22 references.)

总结：本文采用国家技术标准，通过调查研究美国俄亥俄州职业教育教师的职业教育领域，教育程度，高中的类型，教学认证，并要求他们同意或者不同意62个关于国家技能标准报表。虽然59％的受访认为，谁见过入门级的技能标准的学生有更平滑的从学校到工作的过渡，只有39％的人认为国家技能标准，加强职业教育。以评估他们教的职业领域学生的能力，而52％的人认为国家技能标准将降低用人单位招聘成本。

来源：Reports - Research17 pp