A Tale of Two Studies.

Bracey, Gerald W.

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ERIC Number: EJ587674

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1999

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A Tale of Two Studies.

Bracey, Gerald W.

Phi Delta Kappan, v80 n10 p789-90 Jun 1999

An ETS adult-literacy study, ignored by the media, showed that teachers' prose, document, and quantitative literacy was higher than that of most other professionals. Administrators scored lower than teachers in all three literacies. Meanwhile, a highly publicized Home School Legal Defense study glorified privileged students' predictable test results. (MLH)

Descriptors: Education Majors, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Literacy, Reading Achievement, Teacher Competencies, Test Results

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: National Adult Literacy Survey (NCES)

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