The Collective That Didn't Quite Collect: Reflections on the IALS.

Gomez, Sofia Valdivielso

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ERIC Number: EJ621886

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Publication Date: 2000

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The Collective That Didn't Quite Collect: Reflections on the IALS.

Gomez, Sofia Valdivielso

International Review of Education, v46 n5 p419-431 Sep 2000

The International Adult Literacy Survey (IALS) has serious limitations. Interpretation of data often manifests an ethnocentric Western attitude, ranking handling of data-based information higher than experiential and contextualized information, and ignoring how people solve problems in their life context. Proposes an alternative model, called "investigation action." (Contains 15 references.) (PGS)

Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Cross Cultural Studies, Educational Assessment, Functional Literacy, Knowledge Level, National Norms, National Surveys, Test Bias, Test Interpretation, Test Validity

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: International Adult Literacy Survey

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