Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ440920
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4103
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Reading Difficulty of Tests for Job Placement (Open to Suggestion).
Ash, Philip
Journal of Reading, v35 n7 p583 Apr 1992
Notes that many of the tests used in a major statewide merit system had reading levels appropriate for high school, whereas the positions for which they were used to evaluate job applicants had reading requirements much lower. (RS)
Descriptors: Employment Qualifications, Job Application, Job Placement, Readability, Secondary Education, Test Bias
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Note: Themed Issue on Bringing about Change in Schools.
