DOCUMENT RESUME ED 455 451 CE 082 141 AUTHOR Peterson, Norman G.; Mumford, Michael D.; Borman, Walter C.; Jeanneret, P. Richard; Fleishman, Edwin A. TITLE Development of Prototype Occupational Information Network (0*NET) Content Model. Volume I: Report [and] Volume II: Appendices. INSTITUTION American Institutes for Research, Washington, DC. SPONS AGENCY Utah State Dept. of Workforce Services, Salt Lake City.; Employment and Training Administration (DOL), Washington, DC. Office of Policy and Research. REPORT NO ONET-0101 PUB DATE 1995-09-00 NOTE 1086p.; Subcontractors include Personnel Decisions Research Institutes, Inc., Management Research Institute, Inc., Jeanneret & Associates, Inc., Westat, Inc., and Policy Studies Associates, Inc. For the 0*NET Final Technical Report, see CE 082 143. CONTRACT 94-542 PUB TYPE Reports Research (143) Tests/Questionnaires (160) EDRS PRICE MF08/PC44 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Ability; Career Choice; *Career Education; Career Exploration; *Career Information Systems; Comparative Analysis; Computer Uses in Education; Databases; Educational Needs; Educational Research; Employees; Employment Qualifications; Information Needs; Information Utilization; Job Performance; Job Skills; Measurement Techniques; Models; Needs Assessment; *Occupational Information; Occupations; Online Systems; Postsecondary Education; Program Development; Questionnaires; Research Methodology; Secondary Education; *Test Content; Test Validity; Use Studies; User Needs (Information); Vocational Interests; Work Environment; Work Experience IDENTIFIERS Computer Assisted Guidance; Dictionary of Occupational Titles; *0 Net ABSTRACT This document reports on the content model of the Occupational Information Network (0*NET), which is intended to replace the "Dictionary of Occupational Titles." The following chapters are included: "Introduction" (Michael D. Mumford and Norman G. Peterson) ; "Content Model" (Michael D. Mumford and Norman G. Peterson); "Skills" (Michael D. Mumford and Norman G. Peterson) ; "Knowledges" (Edwin A. Fleishman, David P. Costanza, Leon I. Wetrogan, Charles E. Uhlman, Joanne C. Marshall-Mies) ; "Education" (Lance Anderson); "Generalized Work Activities" (P. Richard Jeanneret and Walter C. Borman); "Work Context" (S. Morton McPhail, Barry R. Blakley, Mark H. Strong, Tonya J. Collings, P. Richard Jeanneret, Laura Galarza); "Organizational Context" (Sharon Arad, Rob Schneider, Mary Ann Hanson); "Training, Experience, and Licensure" (Lance Anderson); "Abilities" (Edwin A. Fleishman, Leon I. Wetrogan, Charles E. Uhlman, Joanne C. Marshall-Mies); "Occupational Values and Interests" (Christopher E. Sager); "Work Styles" (Walter C. Borman, Amy Schwartz McKee, Robert J. Schneider); "Occupational Characteristics (Lloyd Feldman, Frank Bennici, Regina Yudd); "Procedures for Collecting Occupation-Specific Information" (Michael D. Mumford); and