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ERIC Number: EJ621885
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0020-8566
Remarques critiques a propos de l'enquete international sur la litteratie (Critical Remarks Regarding the International Adult Literacy Survey).
Manesse, Daniele
International Review of Education, v46 n5 p407-417 Sep 2000
States that French authorities refused to make International Adult Literacy Survey results public, citing methodological flaws, the need for better procedural precautions, and a more adequate notion of literacy. Presents a synthesis of the counter investigations demanded by French authorities that justify their doubts on the IALS definitions and methods. (Contains 11 references.) (PGS)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Cross Cultural Studies, Educational Assessment, Illiteracy, Knowledge Level, National Norms, National Surveys, Test Bias, Test Interpretation, Test Validity
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: France; International Adult Literacy Survey
Note: Special Issue: Literacy in the Age of Information--Knowledge, Power or Domination? An Assessment of the International Adult Literacy Survey.