The Pearson NATEF correlated task sheets, all written by James Halderman, are designed to provide guidelines for the student who is performing a task as specified by the
National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation
(NATEF).
The NATEF task sheets cover all of the tasks specified by NATEF for the following areas:
Engine Repair
(A1)
Automatic Transmissions/Transaxles
(A2)
Manual Drive Trains and Axles
(A3)
Suspension and Steering
(A4)
Brakes
(A5)
Electricity/Electronics
(A6)
Heating and Air Conditioning
(A7)
Engine Performance
(A8)
Each task sheets is easy-to-read and contains the following features:
Designated lines for
vehicle identification
information
Designated line for the
name
of the student technician
Step-by-step
procedure needed to be performed and space for the student o fill in the specified exact procedure for the vehicle being serviced or tested
Most task sheets are
illustrated
to help bring the topic to life
Includes a
grading scale
for the instructor to rate the student as to how well the task was performed
A place to record the
time on task
.
Each Pearson automotive textbook has a NATEF correlation chart in the appendix and on the Pearson website that correlates each task sheets to the 2013 NATEF tasks. Other correlation charts correlate the task sheets to:
The 2008 NATEF Standards
- For programs that are NATEF certified under the 2008-2011 standards.
The 2012 NATEF Standards
- For programs that are NATEF certified under the 2012 standards.
The 2013 NATEF Standards
- for programs that are NATEF certified under the 2013-2017 standards.