The Military Experience and Workplace Literacy: A Review and Synthesis for Policy and Practice. [Report No.: NCAL-TR94-01

Autor/in	Sticht, Thomas G.
Institution	National Center on Adult Literacy, Philadelphia, PA.
Titel	The Military Experience and Workplace Literacy: A Review and Synthesis for Policy and Practice. [Report No.: NCAL-TR94-01
Quelle	(1995), (120 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Adult Basic Education; Adult Literacy; Adult Reading Programs; Cognitive Development; Cognitive Measurement; Educational Needs; Educational Practices; Literacy Education; Military Personnel; Military Training; Models; Needs Assessment; Program Effectiveness; Reading Ability; Reading Research; Reading Skills; Research and Development; Research Projects; State of the Art Reviews; Tables (Data); Workplace Literacy + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adult; Adults; Education; Adult education; Erwachsenenbildung; Kognitive Entwicklung; Educational need; Bildungsbedarf; Bildungspraxis; Militärausbildung; Analogiemodell; Bedarfsermittlung; Reading competence; Lesekompetenz; Leseforschung; Reading skill; Lesefertigkeit; Forschung und Entwicklung; Forschungsvorhaben; Entwicklungsstand; Tabelle
Abstract	The most extensive research and development (R&D) into the adult cognitive skills essential for workplace literacy has been conducted by the U.S. military. Military R&D related to workplace literacy has been concentrated in the following areas: formulation of developmental model for literacy in four stages (basic adaptive processes, conscious control and memory, language development, and processing representations); assessment of literacy and other cognitive skills; identification of the literacy demands of jobs based on approaches that included predictive validity and task analysis methods; and development of programs which included the literacy program of World War II, Functional Literacy program (FLIT), Job-Oriented Basic Skills program (JOBS), Job Skills Education Program (JSEP), and Experimental Functional Skills Program (XFSP). Among the major findings of literacy-related R&D conducted by the military are the following: literacy is highly related to measures of intelligence and aptitude; literacy and job performance are continuously related; there is no technical solution to the problem of setting standards for literacy; there is no best method of identifying jobs' literacy demands; and workplace literacy programs can produce significant improvements in job-related reading for only brief periods of time and must be supplemented by continued opportunities for education and learning. (Twenty-six tables/figures are included. Contains 73 references.) (MN)
Anmerkungen	National Center on Adult Literacy, Publications, 3910 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104-3111 (order no. TR94-01: $10).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01