Abstract
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.
Description
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.
Citation
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.