Is Adult Reading a Guide to Educational-Vocational Achievement?

Autor/in	Athanasou, James A.
Titel	Is Adult Reading a Guide to Educational-Vocational Achievement?
Quelle	In: Australian Journal of Career Development, 20 (2011) 2, S.15-24 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1038-4162
Schlagwörter	Vocational Evaluation; Achievement Tests; Vocational Adjustment; Adult Literacy; Career Guidance; Career Development; Reading; Reading Skills; Scores; Academic Achievement; Foreign Countries; Social Influences; Daily Living Skills; Surveys; Statistical Significance; Reading Ability; Correlation; Reading Achievement; Australia; Wide Range Achievement Test + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Achievement test; Achievement; Testing; Test; Tests; Leistungsbeurteilung; Leistungsüberprüfung; Leistung; Testdurchführung; Testen; Personalanpassung; Berufsorientierung; Berufsentwicklung; Leseprozess; Lesen; Reading skill; Lesefertigkeit; Schulleistung; Ausland; Sozialer Einfluss; Alltagsfertigkeit; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Reading competence; Lesekompetenz; Korrelation; Leseleistung; Australien
Abstract	Reading is theorised as a key aspect of one's educational and vocational adjustment. The reading scores on the "Wide-Range Achievement Test 3" of 465 adult vocational assessment clients were examined. Reading varied across a range of social factors and the overall results were consistent with earlier studies, especially the "Adult Literacy and Life Skills Survey". More than 50% of the sample had a Us reading grade equivalent of Year 7 or below. While the median reading scores increased with educational level, there was substantial variation within groups. The results emphasised that people with widely varying skill levels can constitute an occupation. This variation has implications for the provision of any career guidance based on trait-factor concepts. Reading scores showed a small but statistically significant relationship with the return to work after injury. It is proposed that reading could be conceived as a foundation for career development. (Contains 4 tables and 5 figures.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10