First assingment for the bahasa and teknologi maklumat.

First assingment.


READING FOR THE INFORMATION.

Workkeys,ACT:READING FOR THE INFORMATION TEST CHARACTERISTIC.



Reading for Information.






Business and employees face rising requirements for reading and math skills in today's workplaces. An American Management Association survey in 2000 of midsized and larger businesses found that 38% of job applicants taking employer-administered tests lacked the reading and math skills needed in the jobs for which they applied. Reading assessments need to focus on written materials that are used by employees in the workplace.
The WorkKeys Reading for Information test measures the skill people use when they read and use written text in order to do a job. The written texts include memos, letters, directions, signs, notices, bulletins, policies, and regulations. It is often the case that workplace communications are not necessarily well-written or targeted to the appropriate audience. Reading for Information materials do not include information that is presented graphically, such as in charts, forms, or blueprints.
Related Information
Characteristics/Skills
Sample items—Level 3, Level 4, Level 5, Level 6, Level 7





Characteristics/Skills
There are five levels of difficulty. Level 3 is the least complex and Level 7 is the most complex. The levels build on each other, each incorporating the skills assessed at the preceding levels. For example, at Level 5, individuals need the skills from Levels 3, 4, and 5. The reading materials at Level 3 are short and direct. The material becomes longer, denser, and more difficult to use as readers move toward Level 7. The tasks also become more complex as readers move from Level 3 to Level 7. At Level 3, readers begin by finding very obvious details and following short instructions. At the more complex levels, tasks can also involve more application and interpretation.




Level
Characteristics of Items
Skills
3View sample item
Reading materials include basic company policies, procedures, and announcements
Reading materials are short and simple, with no extra information
Reading materials tell readers what they should do
All needed information is stated clearly and directly
Items focus on the main points of the passages
Wording of the questions and answers is similar or identical to the wording used in the reading materials
Identify main ideas and clearly stated details
Choose the correct meaning of a word that is clearly defined in the reading
Choose the correct meaning of common, everyday workplace words
Choose when to perform each step in a short series of steps
Apply instructions to a situation that is the same as the one in the reading materials
Level
Characteristics of Items
Skills
4View sample item
Reading materials include company policies, procedures, and notices
Reading materials are straightforward, but have longer sentences and contain a number of details
Reading materials use common words, but do have some harder words, too
Reading materials describe procedures that include several steps
When following the procedures, individuals must think about changing conditions that affect what they should do
Questions and answers are often paraphrased from the passage
Identify important details that may not be clearly stated
Use the reading material to figure out the meaning of words that are not defined
Apply instructions with several steps to a situation that is the same as the situation in the reading materials
Choose what to do when changing conditions call for a different action (follow directions that include "if-then" statements)
Level
Characteristics of Items
Skills
5View sample item
Policies, procedures, and announcements include all of the information needed to finish a task
Information is stated clearly and directly, but the materials have many details
Materials also include jargon, technical terms, acronyms, or words that have several meanings
Application of information given in the passage to a situation that is not specifically described in the passage
There are several considerations to be taken into account in order to choose the correct actions
Figure out the correct meaning of a word based on how the word is used
Identify the correct meaning of an acronym that is defined in the document
Identify the paraphrased definition of a technical term or jargon that is defined in the document
Apply technical terms and jargon and relate them to stated situations
Apply straightforward instructions to a new situation that is similar to the one described in the material
Apply complex instructions that include conditionals to situations described in the materials
Level
Characteristics of Items
Skills
6View sample item
Reading materials include elaborate procedures, complicated information, and legal regulations found in all kinds of workplace documents
Complicated sentences with difficult words, jargon, and technical terms
Most of the information needed to answer the items is not clearly stated
Identify implied details
Use technical terms and jargon in new situations
Figure out the less common meaning of a word based on the context
Apply complicated instructions to new situations
Figure out the principles behind policies, rules, and procedures
Apply general principles from the materials to similar and new situations
Explain the rationale behind a procedure, policy, or communication
Level
Characteristics of Items
Skills
7View sample item
Very complex reading materials
Information includes a lot of details
Complicated concepts
Difficult vocabulary
Unusual jargon and technical terms are used, but not defined
Writing often lacks clarity and direction
Readers must draw conclusions from some parts of the reading and apply them to other parts
Figure out the definitions of difficult, uncommon words based on how they are used
Figure out the meaning of jargon or technical terms based on how they are used
Figure out the general principles behind policies and apply them to situations that are quite different from any described in the materials .


Here is the example of the reading for the information.
In this website http://www.act.org/workeys/asses/reading/index.html
There are several activities and explanation about this website.

In this website,it explain about ACT and the reading for the information.It is explain the workkeys assement mainly the personal skills,provide the relevant of the information about workplace levels.In the foundation skills,there are several criteria such as

a)reading for the information
b)applied mathematic
c)business writing
d)writing
e)location information
f)teamwork
g)observation
h)listening
I)applied technology
j)readiness.

In this website,also provide the several activities such as characteristic skill and reading the sample which useful for those who want improve the foundation and personal skills.

It is hope that this website will able help those who interested of it to upgrade their foundation skill and the personal skill.


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RESOURCES:www.act.org/workkeys/assess/reading/index/.html.