| FIGURE
64 |
APL - Test Items |
| ITEM 40: |
Examiner says, as respondents reads
along:
"Joe LeBlanc worked for the State Highway
Department. On October 13, everything at work seemed to go
wrong--cables snapped, a crane got stuck, and Joe backed a pick-up
into the foreman's car. The foreman, Tom Allen, got angry and fired
Joe and the guy who got the crane stuck. Joe felt that he had been
fired without just cause and filed a complaint
Fill out the
missing parts of the complaint for Joe" |
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Years of
Education |
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National |
8 years |
less than |
High School |
Some |
College |
| Percent Correct: |
Average |
or less |
12 years |
Graduate |
College |
Graduate |
| Part 1 |
85 |
60 |
83 |
90 |
93 |
92 |
| .Part 2. |
38 |
20 |
26 |
41 |
50 |
54 |
| Part 3. |
79 |
53 |
69 |
85 |
90 |
90 |
| Part 4. |
76 |
50 |
72 |
80 |
85 |
91 |
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| Source:
"The Adult Performance Level Study: A report submitted to the
Office of Education Dissemination Review Panel." Undated but
labelled in handwriting "O.K. 3/25/75." |
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