New Directions in Apprentice Selection [microform] : Self-Perceived "On the Job" Literacy (Reading) Demands of Apprentices / Peter Edwards and Warren Gould.
A study investigated the self-perceived, on-the-job literacy tasks of electrical mechanic apprentices in Victoria, Australia. A random sample of 401 apprentices from 19 locations representing all levels of apprenticeship training were questioned about their reading needs and the consequences of maki...
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| Language: | English |
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| Summary: | A study investigated the self-perceived, on-the-job literacy tasks of electrical mechanic apprentices in Victoria, Australia. A random sample of 401 apprentices from 19 locations representing all levels of apprenticeship training were questioned about their reading needs and the consequences of making a reading error in their work. Data were processed and analyzed using the Lotus 1-2-3 IBM computer program. The apprentices stated that they were mainly involved with reading nonprose materials, especially warnings, electrical wiring/circuit diagrams, and job sheets for their on-the-job needs. The consequences of making a reading error that was work-related were felt to involve mainly wasting time and materials, having to redo the job, and inconveniencing people. Results indicated that apprentice training institutions should give greater emphasis to the development of skimming and scanning skills in reading as well as extended practice in processing and understanding a variety of graphical materials that apprentices encounter in their work. (YLB) |
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| Item Description: | ERIC Note: Paper presented at the Joint Conference of the Australian Association for Research in Education/New Zealand Association for Research in Education (Christchurch, New Zealand, December 1987). ERIC Document Number: ED290957. |
| Physical Description: | 21 pages. |
| Reproduction Note: | Microfiche. |
| Action Note: | committed to retain |