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# SECRETTRAINING EVALUATION--CLERICAL INDUCTION## IDENTIFYING INFORMATION|                     |                        || ------------------- | ---------------------- || NAME OF STUDENT     | PICCOLO Joseph B.      || STA                 | M                      || DATE OF BIRTH       | 8 December 1935        || EOD. DATE           | 4 February 1957        || TITLE AND GRADE     | File Clerk             || DATES OF ATTENDANCE | ...11-15 February 1957 ||                     | GS-4                   |## CHARACTERISTICS OF THE COURSEEach course subject is taught daily in 15-minute sessions for a 5-day period. Students who do not meet Agency standards in shorthand and/or typewriting within the 5-day period receive further instruction in an attempt to meet the established qualifications. The second week of geography instruction is given to students who have not been assigned to their positions.## OBJECTIVESTo develop speed and accuracy in shorthand, to take dictation at a minimum of 60 words per minute for 3 minutes, and to transcribe with 5 or fewer errors in not more than 15 minutes. (For qualification, students must meet this requirement at least once.)To develop speed and accuracy in typewriting and to type a net score of 40 words per minute on a 10-minute writing (Score attained after deduction of errors). (For qualification, students must meet this requirement at least once.)To review the fundamentals of grammar, punctuation and capitalization, and word usage, and to aid the students in applying these principles of correct English usage.To familiarize students with countries, capitals, products, political situations, and communist attitudes of Europe and Asia. (These continents are covered in alternate weeks.)To introduce students to the system of filing as outlined in the Agency's "Handbook for Subject Filing."## RATINGSEach student is not assigned to all course subjects. The subjects this student has completed are those for which ratings are recorded below.|             |     |     |           |     || ----------- | --- | --- | --------- | --- ||             |     |     | QUALIFIED | YES || SHORTHAND   |     |     |           | NO  ||             |     |     | QUALIFIED | YES || TYPEWRITING |     |     |           | NO  |NOTE: Student met Agency standards in the following subjects before entrance to course:| SUBJECT                       | RATINGS: **1/** | POOR | FAIR | SATISFACTORY | EXCELLENT | SHORTHAND | TYPE WRITING || ----------------------------- | --------------- | ---- | ---- | ------------ | --------- | --------- | ------------ || GRAMMAR                       |                 |      |      |              |           |           |              || PUNCTUATION ANDCAPITALIZATION |                 |      |      |              |           |           |              || WORD USAGE                    |                 |      |      |              |           |           |              |Numbers indicate how many students received each rating. The asterisks indicate this student's ratings.EXCELLENT = thorough knowledge of material presented and above-average performance in meeting course goals.SATISFACTORY = average knowledge of material presented and adequate performance in meeting course goals.FAIR = borderline knowledge of material presented and limited performance in meeting course goals.POOR = inadequate knowledge of material presented and unsatisfactory performance in meeting course goals.Geography and filing provide background information. Consequently, achievement is not measured in these subjects. Participation is indicated below.|     |     |     || --- | --- | --- || X   |     |     |COMMENTS