Fundamental Applied Skills Training (FAST) program measures of effectiveness

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dc.contributor.advisorCrawford, Alice
dc.contributor.advisorEitelberg, Mark J.
dc.contributor.authorThomlison, Cynthia Ann
dc.contributor.corporateNaval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
dc.dateMarch, 1996
dc.date.accessioned2013-04-30T22:06:26Z
dc.date.available2013-04-30T22:06:26Z
dc.date.issued1996-03
dc.description.abstractThis thesis attempts to measure the effectiveness of Fundamental Applied Skills Training (FAST), a program designed to help selected Navy recruits succeed in Basic Military Training (BMT) by improving their literacy skills. The study first analyzes whether completion of FAST is related to the subsequent completion of BMT for recruits who entered the Navy in Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993. FAST participants and other recruits with relatively low literacy skills from these two recruit cohorts are then compared on the basis of additional success indicators: completion of the first term of service and advancement toward higher rank (EA). Study results suggest that participation in FAST is related to an increased probability of completing BMT and generally higher success chances in the Navy during the first term of service. Limitations in the data are addressed along with recommendations for further study.en_US
dc.description.recognitionNAen_US
dc.description.serviceU.S. Navy (U.S.N.) author;U.S. Navy (U.S.N.) authoren_US
dc.description.urihttp://archive.org/details/fundamentalappli1094532206
dc.format.extentxii, 55 p.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10945/32206
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherMonterey, California. Naval Postgraduate Schoolen_US
dc.rightsThis publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.en_US
dc.subject.authorBasic Skills, FAST, Literacy.;en_US
dc.subject.lcshSailorsen_US
dc.subject.lcshLiteracyen_US
dc.subject.lcshOccupational trainingen_US
dc.subject.lcshDemographyen_US
dc.subject.lcshAnalysis of varianceen_US
dc.subject.lcshRegression analysisen_US
dc.subject.lcshEthnic groupsen_US
dc.subject.lcshAbility, Testingen_US
dc.subject.lcshChi-square testen_US
dc.titleFundamental Applied Skills Training (FAST) program measures of effectivenessen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dspace.entity.typePublication
etd.thesisdegree.disciplineManagementen_US
etd.thesisdegree.grantorNaval Postgraduate Schoolen_US
etd.thesisdegree.levelMastersen_US
etd.thesisdegree.nameM.S. in Managementen_US
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