The Research and Curriculum Unit (RCU), located in
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Starkville, Mississippi, as part of Mississippi State
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University, was formally established in 1965 to foster educational enhancements and innovations. Formerly a division within the College of Education, the RCU became a research center in 1999 under the
Mississippi CTE Performance-Based Assessment Project Piloted in Early Childhood and Polymer Science........................................................................................................5
Office of Research and Economic Development. In
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keeping with the land grant mission of Mississippi
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State University, the RCU is dedicated to improving the
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quality of life for Mississippians. The RCU enhances
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intellectual and professional development of
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Mississippi students and educators, while applying
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knowledge and educational research to the lives of
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the people of Mississippi. The RCU works within
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the contexts of curriculum development and revision,
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research, assessment, professional development,
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and industrial learning.
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For more information about the RCU, please
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browse http://info.rcu.msstate.edu/.
Workforce Training Delivered for Industry............................21 Workforce Training Paper-Pencil Assessment Published/Revised..............................................................................24 Videos for Industry...........................................................................24 Videos for Career and Technical Education Teachers..................................................................................................26 Unedited Videography.....................................................................27 Workforce Education Training Delivered to Teachers............................................................................................28 Workforce Education Curricula Published............................. 35 Workforce Education Paper–Pencil Assessment Published................................................................................................ 36 Workforce Education Online Assessments............................ 39