Spelling Ability among Beginning Trainees (Panel 1979-1980)

Test of spelling ability of trainees in Mannheim and Ludwigshafen at
two different points in time.

Summarized data set of the two investigations conceived partly as
panel and partly as trend investigation.

Test of spelling ability of trainees in Mannheim and Ludwigshafen.

Topics: Feldhaus spelling test in version 79 with 80 test words to be
written correctly (multiple-choice questions).

Demography: birthdate; sex; chamber of commerce district; school last
attended; school degree; state of school last attended; German
instruction at the vocational school.

The following indices were additionally included: total number of
errors and types of errors.