Reading Skill Levels in the Navy.

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to provide descriptive information on reading skill levels in the Navy that can be used when making decisions concerning implementation of any of the various options for minimizing functional illiteracy. A standard reading test was administered to all recruits (approximately 31,000) entering the Recruit Training Command, San Diego over a 1-year period. A significant proportion of the sample was found to have reading skills well below the difficulty of the manuals used in training. Reading skills were examined in relationship to rating assignments, the difficulty of rate training manuals, race, education, and Basic Test Battery Scores. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA054859

Entities

People

  • Thomas M. Duffy
  • William A. Nugent

Organizations

  • Bureau of Naval Personnel

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aviation Personnel
  • Caucasians
  • Dental Personnel
  • Education
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Ethnic Groups
  • Human Resources
  • Information Security
  • Language
  • Materials
  • Medical Personnel
  • Personnel Management
  • Recruiting
  • Recruits
  • Standards
  • Students
  • Training

Fields of Study

  • Education

Readers

  • Geodesy
  • Psychological Intervention/Treatment for Stress, Anxiety, PTSD, and Related Emotional and Cognitive Health Symptoms.
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.