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Report-reading patterns of technical managers and nonmanagersA survey to determine the review and reading processes used by technical managers and nonmanagers indicates that the summary, abstract, conclusion, title page, and introduction are the components used most frequently by both groups to decide whether to read a NASA technical report. In the review process, significantly more managers than nonmanagers use the summary and conclusion, whereas significantly more nonmanagers use the abstract and title page. The most common sequence of review consists of the title page, abstract, and summary, in that order, for both groups. In the reading process, the conclusion, results and discussion, and summary are the components read by the highest percentage of both groups.
Document ID
19850039389
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Pinelli, T. E.
(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Cordle, V. M.
(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Glassman, M.
(Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA, United States)
Vondran, R. F., Jr.
(Catholic University of America, Washington, DC, United States)
Date Acquired
August 12, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1984
Publication Information
Publication: Technical Communication
Volume: 31
ISSN: 0049-3155
Subject Category
Documentation And Information Science
Accession Number
85A21540
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other

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