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Prediction of Reading Grade Levels of Service Applicants from Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB). Interim Report for Period 1 April 1977 - 1 August 1978.
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Mathews, John J.; And Others – 1978
To assess the reading ability of military service applicants and accessions, and to determine the relationship between Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) measures and reading scores, 2,432 subjects were given the Gates MacGinitie reading test and a subsample of 818 were given the Nelson-Denny reading test. The median reading grade…
Descriptors: Mastery Tests, Military Personnel, Postsecondary Education, Predictive Measurement
Diver First Class Reading Ability.
Bain, E. C., III; Berghage, T. E. – 1973
The Nelson-Denny reading test was administered to thirty Navy first class diver candidates to evaluate the group's vocabulary, reading comprehension, reading rate and over-all reading ability. Reading rate and comprehension were at the twelfth grade level, while vocabulary ability was equal to the college freshman norm. (Author)
Descriptors: Media Selection, Military Personnel, Reading Ability, Reading Comprehension
A Comparison of Three Reading Tests for Determining Reading Grade Level of Navy Recruits.
Jones, Paul L.; Armitage, Bonnie J. – 1984
Having implemented a testing procedure using the Gates-MacGinitie Reading Tests to identify recruits with reading deficiencies, the United States Navy conducted a study comparing the performance of recruits on three different reading tests. A total of 716 recruits completed the comprehension portion of the Gates-MacGinitie Reading Tests, the Tests…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Armed Forces, Comparative Analysis, Military Personnel