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Download full textMockovak, William P. – 1974
One of the major objectives of this study was to obtain an estimate of the reading skill level an individual would need in order to be able to read and understand the training and job materials in his Air Force career ladder. A methodology developed by Mockovak (1974) for comparing training and job reading requirements was used to calculate the…
Descriptors: Career Ladders, Literacy, Military Personnel, Readability
Peer reviewedKennedy, Keith – American Biology Teacher, 1979
Describes how to use a readability graph to determine the reading level of Biology textbooks. (MA)
Descriptors: Biology, Literacy, Readability, Reading Level
Duffy, Thomas M.; And Others – 1975
Concern about the discrepancy between the reading ability of naval personnel and the level of reading material they must deal with in a naval career prompted the study summarized in this report. Focusing on literacy standards and on meeting the standards of reading difficulty and reading ability, the report discusses short-range research and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Armed Forces, Educational Programs, Language Skills
