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Gadway, Charles; Wilson, H. A. – 1975
The functional literacy of various groups of 17-year-old students was assessed to discover whether the reading skills which are usually taught in the schools are adequate for functioning in everyday life. Eighty-six test exercises were classified according to the various formats of reading materials they represent and according to the types of…
Descriptors: Criterion Referenced Tests, Critical Reading, Functional Literacy, Functional Reading
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Gadway, Charles J.; Wilson, H. A. – 1976
To obtain evidence on the status of and changes in functional literacy, the National Right-to-Read Effort funded mini-assessments of the functional literacy of 17-year-olds in 1974 and 1975. The exercises were selected by a panel of reading specialists, based on the criteria that the exercises represent the types of reading materials encountered…
Descriptors: Functional Literacy, Geographic Regions, Literacy, National Competency Tests
Gadway, Charles J.; Wilson, H. A. – 1976
This handbook is designed to give background information on the Mini-Assessment of Functional Literacy, a criterion-referenced test designed to determine the extent of functional literacy among seventeen year olds in America. The five format categories identified for the test were passages; drawings, pictures, signs, etc.; charts, maps, graphs;…
Descriptors: Criterion Referenced Tests, Functional Literacy, Functional Reading, Literacy