Do Our Employees Understand What We Write?.

Nale, Robert D.; Rauch, Dennis A.; Barr, Peter B.

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ERIC Number: EJ569782

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1998

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Do Our Employees Understand What We Write?

Nale, Robert D.; Rauch, Dennis A.; Barr, Peter B.

Journal of Workplace Learning: Employee Counselling Today, v10 n5 p251-57 1998

Readability indices were used to evaluate job-related reading matter; comparison with high school textbooks was made to determine a reading-level gap. A minimum high school reading comprehension level was assumed in workplace materials; textbooks often exhibited lower scores on reading formulas. (SK)

Descriptors: Employment Qualifications, High Schools, Organizational Communication, Readability Formulas, Reading Comprehension, Textbooks, Workplace Literacy

Publication Type: Journal Articles

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Language: English

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