1. Prevocational Literacy: Towards a Maturity for Vocational Learning in Germany Causes and Diagnosis

2. — relation between school graduates and placed contracts
cf. BMBF (2009) Berufsbildungsbericht 2009, Bonn, S. 19.

3. cf. Heine, Ch. & Quast, H. (2009) Studierneigung und Berufsausbildungspläne, Hannover, S. 31, 57.

4. 1 Entering the ‘Dual System’ in Germany
Prevocational Literacy: Towards a Maturity for Vocational Learning in Germany
1 Entering the ‘Dual System’ in Germany
2 Diagnosis of Prevocational Literacy
2.1 Quantitative Factors of Prevocational Literacy
2.2 Qualitative Factors of Prevocational Literacy
2.3 Diagnostics of Prevocational Literacy
3 Towards New Grounds 4

5. 1 Entering the ‘Dual System’ in Germany
— relation between school graduates and placed contracts
cf. BMBF (2009) Berufsbildungsbericht 2009, Bonn, S. 19.

6. 1 Entering the ‘Dual System’ in Germany
cf. Heine, Ch. & Quast, H. (2009) Studierneigung und Berufsausbildungspläne, Hannover, S. 31, 57.

7. 1 Entering the ‘Dual System’ in Germany
Market-driven selection process
Intransparency of selection criteria
Surplus of applicants
 Insecurity for applicants; difficulty of orientation
BUT ALSO
Individual shortcomings

8. 2 Diagnosis of Prevocational Literacy
Prevocational Literacy: Towards a Maturity for Vocational Learning in Germany
2 Diagnosis of Prevocational Literacy
2.1 Quantitative Factors of Prevocational Literacy
2.2 Qualitative Factors of Prevocational Literacy
2.3 Diagnostics of Prevocational Literacy 8

9. 2.1 Quantitative Factors of Prevocational Literacy
Adolescents: insufficient prevocational literacy
Orthography: average rate of exact solutions
1975
2008
Decrease - based on initial value from 1975
9th grade
51,0%
37,6%
- 26 %
10th grade
75,2%
58,2%
- 23 %
Basic calculus: average rate of exact solutions
1975
2008
Decrease - based on initial value from 1975
9th grade
72,5%
47,0%
- 35 %
10th grade
75,8%
56,4%
- 26 %
cf. BASF (2008) Langzeitstudie über Rechtschreib- und elementare Rechenkenntnisse bei Ausbildungsplatzbewerbern, Ludwigshafen, S. 2.

10. 2.1 Quantitative Factors of Prevocational Literacy
Adolescents: insufficient prevocational literacy
Demography: indicator for future needs at schools
Labour market: demand for skilled workers, returning applicants on threshold of ‘dual system
 Stop loss of prevocational literacy

11. 2.2 Qualitative Factors of Prevocational Literacy
Micro level: family, school, peer group
Limits in development of personal characteristics
Performance at school
Social background
Meso level: family – school, school – peer group
Conflict relationship
Teaching and instruction
Target group analysis

12. 2.3 Diagnostics of Prevocational Literacy
‘Catalogue of Criteria’ (Federal Agency of Employment et al. 2006)
(1) Basic school knowledge
(2) Psychological characteristics
(3) Physical characteristics
(4) Psychological traits in working habits and personality
(5) Adolescent vocational maturity
cf. BA et al. (2006) Nationaler Pakt für Ausbildung und Fachkräftenachwuchs in Deutschland: Kriterienkatalog zur Ausbildungsreife, Nürnberg, S. 17.

13. 2.3 Diagnostics of Prevocational Literacy
Shortcomings of the prevalent criteria
Individual
Incomparable
Minimum standards
Missing evaluation
 But: huge set of data for further research and interpretation

14. 3 Towards New Grounds Improvement of current methodology
Complex construct: prevocational literacy
Analysis of different systemic domains

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