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               Learning Environment                        Yes     No       ?

               1. Does each student have a copy of
                   the course procedures (the rules by
                   which the course is conducted)?
               2. Do students report that these pro-
                   cedures are actually followed?
               3. Do students have a course map or
                   similar document showing how all
                   the skills of the course relate to one
                   another?
               4. Do course procedures pose a mini-
                   mum of obstacles between students
                   and the learning (i.e., do course
                   procedures facilitate rather than
                   hinder learning)?
               5. Are trainees free to move around
                   the learning environment (subject
                   to safety restrictions and group-
                   related restrictions dictated by
                   course objectives)?
               6. Do students have immediate access
                   to course components such as texts,
                   manuals, equipment, parts, dia-
                   grams, videotapes?
               7. Is the environment free of avoidable
                   distractions such as noise, interrup-
                   tions,discomfort,harsh or low light-
                   ing, uncomfortable temperature?
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