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ERIC Number: EJ310840
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1985
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Basic Skill Requirements for Selected Army Occupational Training Courses.
Moore, Nancy K.; And Others
Contemporary Educational Psychology, v10 n1 p83-92 Jan 1985
Judgments of 126 military instructors on 129 candidate skills were factor analyzed to identify the basic cognitive skills soldiers must possess before entering the Army. Results suggest that for all occupational specialties studied, skills related to the learning process are as crucial as academic skills for successful training course completion. (Author/BS)
Descriptors: Armed Forces, Basic Skills, Factor Analysis, Job Training, Learning Strategies, Military Personnel, Postsecondary Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Army
Note: Report based on a reanalysis of selected data from a study funded by the Training Development Institute, Department of the Army, Contract DABT 60-81-C-0017, conducted by Paradigm, Inc., under subcontract to the RCA Service Company.