Evaluation of the Job Skills Education Program: Learning Outcomes

摘要

This report describes the evaluation of the Job Skills Education Program (TSEP), a computer based, job-relevant curriculum designed to teach soldiers competencies prerequisite to learning job skills. Researchers observed and gathered data on the program at seven Army installations at which the program was being pilot-tested, and interviewed and administered questionnaires to program participants and administrators. Findings indicate that, with few exceptions soldiers enjoyed participating in the program. Although soldiers enrolled in JSEP to improve their General Technical (GT) scores, findings show a negligible effect of JSEP on GT improvement. JSEP effects on the Tests of Adult Basic Education are: .6 grade level in reading and 1.6 grade level in mathematics. More than 50% of soldiers passed three fifths of the pretests and so did not undergo instruction. However, soldiers who failed the pretests and took instruction usually mastered the content. Completion of JSEP prescriptions varied greatly from soldier to soldier. Keywords: Military training. (KT/AW)