Skill Analysis IDENTIFIERS *Job Literacy

In a study designed to analyze differences between job performance and level of experience, 27 nurses from three different employment levels (in training, experienced, and supervisory) were observed, intervieWed, tested, and rated for job performance. An observation checklist recorded job behavior in terms of the type of activity observed, the time spent in each activity, the purpnses for which the activity was undertaken, the type of materials used in support of the activity, and the strategy or manner in which the materials were used. The structured interview consisted of five parts: a general cloze test, a job cloze test, an oral retelling anchored rating scale, seven open-ended questions dealing with literacy demands, and a few questions dealing with general demographic information. Results showed that the three groups were similar in their,abilities to identify key ideas and complete cloze tests constructed from job material. Significant difference