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    Performance of Learning Disabled High School Students on the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery

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    1980-01-01
    Author
    Harnden, G. Mack
    Meyen, Edward L.
    Alley, Gordon R.
    Deshler, Donald D.
    Publisher
    Institute for Research in Learning Disabilities
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    Research Report / Institute for Research in Learning Disabilities;24
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    This study examined the performance of 24 LD high school students on the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery, A total of 29.2/. of the LD subjects ware found to qualify for enlistment in the Army based on the requirements for high school graduates, while 16.7% qualified based on the non-high school graduate requirements. Based on high school graduate requirements, 33.3% qualified for the Marine Crops, 37.5% qualified for the Navy, and 4.2% qualified for the Air Force. The vocational areas in which the students qualified most frequently were Skilled Technical. Clerical, Combat Arms, Machine and Vehicle Operators, Food Service, and General Maintenance.
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    This research was published by the KU Center for Research on Learning, formerly known as the University of Kansas Institute for Research in Learning Disabilities.
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    http://hdl.handle.net/1808/16295
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    Harnden, G. M., Meyen, E. L., Alley, G.R. & Deshler, D. D. (1980) Performance of Learning Disabled High School Students on the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery [Research Report 24]. Institute for Research in Learning Disabilities, Lawrence, KS.

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