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Bowman, Harry L.; Kerr, Norman J. – 1985
Academic Remedial Training (ART) is a program providing remedial instruction in reading and verbal and study skills to Naval recruits who have scored below the sixth grade reading level on a standardized reading test (Gates-MacGinitie, 1978) or who have encountered academic difficulty completing recruit training. To determine whether data…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Military Personnel, Military Training, Planning
Bowman, Harry L.; And Others – 1985
Noting that the program is primarily a reading and verbal skills program for adult learners, this paper describes the Academic Remedial Training (ART) Program of the U.S. Navy. The first section of the paper discusses the historical background of the program. The second section describes the reading skills component and the verbal skills component…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Cognitive Processes, Language Skills, Postsecondary Education
Bowman, Harry L.; And Others – 1984
Basic skills training in the United States Navy has become increasingly important as the quality of the recruit population has declined and the job demands faced by enlisted personnel have expanded. This training is aimed at that group of recruits who cannot read well enough to be successful in service schools. The Navy first initiated programs…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Enlisted Personnel, Military Schools, Military Service