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Publication Date: 2013-Oct
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Use of Pictorial Evaluations to Measure Knowledge Gained by Hispanic Landscape Workers Receiving Safety Training
Bauske, Ellen M.; Fuhrman, Nicholas E.; Martinez-Espinoza, Alfredo D.; Orellana, Rolando
Journal of Extension, v51 n5 Article 5RIB3 Oct 2013
Landscape work is dangerous. In the Southeast, Hispanic workers predominate in landscape industries. The incidence of functional illiteracy in this group of workers is high. A pictorial knowledge-based evaluation instrument was developed to measure the effectiveness of the trainings. No reading skills were required to take the evaluation. The evaluation instrument was not sensitive enough to measure knowledge gain as a result of the training quantitatively but has application as a strong review and discussion tool and could be used for group evaluations to collect qualitative data.
Descriptors: Hispanic Americans, Horticulture, Safety Education, Pictorial Stimuli, Evaluation Methods, Illiteracy, Statistical Analysis, Qualitative Research, Program Effectiveness, Educational Attainment, Functional Literacy, Accident Prevention, Geographic Location, Extension Education
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Language: English
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