A Job-Oriented Reading Program for the Air Force: Development and Field Evaluation.

摘要

This report describes a study undertaken to respond more fully to the current literacy problems in the Air Force. This involved the development, implementation, and evaluation of a prototype Job-Oriented Reading Program (JORP) which stressed the acquisition and development of job-related reading skills for Air Force personnel. The two major objectives were (a) to demonstrate the feasibility of using a job-related approach to reading instruction with airmen in the Air Force training systems, and (b) to test the effectiveness of this approach in an operational setting by using job-related reading materials to improve airmen's performance. Design of the JORP included special requirements that the reading grade level (RGL) of JORP be set at 9.0; student input RGL was from 6.0 to 8.9; JORP training was to be integrated in the duty day of the permanent party personnel; and time available for training 2-1/2 hours per day for five days a week for six weeks. The JORP prototype program was field tested during 1976 at Travis AFB, California. Data generated by this study indicated that there was a significant improvement for job-specific JORP test scores. Overall, the study showed the JORP to be a valuable and feasible approach to job-specific reading training in the Air Force.