A Report on Literacy Training Programs in the Armed Forces. Report No. MR-74-6.
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| Title: | A Report on Literacy Training Programs in the Armed Forces. Report No. MR-74-6. |
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| Authors: | McGoff, R. M., Harding, F. D., Air Force Human Resources Lab., Alexandria, VA. Manpower Development Div., Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower and Reserve Affairs (DOD), Washington, DC. Directorate for Manpower Research., International Training Consultants, Inc., Burbank, CA. |
| Peer Reviewed: | N |
| Page Count: | 51 |
| Publication Date: | 1974 |
| Report Number: | AFHRL-TR-73-69 OASD-M-RA-MR-74-6 |
| Document Type: | Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Adult Education, Adult Programs, Adult Reading Programs, Armed Forces, Educational Objectives, Instructional Materials, Literacy Education, Participant Characteristics, Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation, Remedial Reading, Training Methods |
| Abstract: | The purpose of the study is to describe the status of literacy training programs in the military services during the summer of 1971 and develop suggestions for more effective training. A prologue provides information on the scope of the general literacy problem. Data were obtained through questionnaires, interviews, record search, and observations and formed the basis for a comparative description of the remedial reading programs of each of the services organized around the following major aspects of literacy training: (1) official and operational objectives, (2) entry level characteristics of trainees, (3) instructional subsystems, and (4) organization and evaluation of training. The report indicated wide diversity in teaching methods and in effectiveness of the various literacy programs. Suggested procedures for followup evaluation are included. (Author/MW) |
| Journal Code: | RIEFEB1975 |
| Entry Date: | 1975 |
| Accession Number: | ED096536 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | The purpose of the study is to describe the status of literacy training programs in the military services during the summer of 1971 and develop suggestions for more effective training. A prologue provides information on the scope of the general literacy problem. Data were obtained through questionnaires, interviews, record search, and observations and formed the basis for a comparative description of the remedial reading programs of each of the services organized around the following major aspects of literacy training: (1) official and operational objectives, (2) entry level characteristics of trainees, (3) instructional subsystems, and (4) organization and evaluation of training. The report indicated wide diversity in teaching methods and in effectiveness of the various literacy programs. Suggested procedures for followup evaluation are included. (Author/MW) |
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