Functional Literacy Assessment: Issues of Interpretation.

Ehringhaus, Carolyn Chase

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Publication Date: 1990

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Functional Literacy Assessment: Issues of Interpretation.

Ehringhaus, Carolyn Chase

Adult Education Quarterly, v40 n4 p187-96 Sum 1990

Problems and issues in measuring functional literacy are explored through an overview of definitional dilemmas, synopsis of widely known assessments, examination of the concept of ecological validity, and discussion of the impact of concepts of validity on the interpretation of functional literacy test performance. (SK)

Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Functional Literacy, Intelligence Tests, Item Response Theory, Measures (Individuals), Test Interpretation, Test Validity

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: National Assessment of Educational Progress

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