DETERMINING LITERACY REQUIREMENTS OF JOBS: PROGRESS AND PROSPECTS FOR PROJECT REALISTIC

Abstract : Project REALISTIC is concerned with identifying REAding, LIStening, and ArithmeTIC skills adequate for performing successfully in several military occupational specialties. The paper reports progress on this research and projects future activities. Summarized are data on the relationships of reading and listening test scores to job performance, the reading difficulty levels of job-related printed materials, and the extent of usage of reading and listening information sources by men of low, medium, and high reading ability.