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ERIC Number: EJ621883
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2000
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ISSN: ISSN-0020-8566
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The International Adult Literacy Survey: What Does It Really Measure?
Hamilton, Mary; Barton, David
International Review of Education, v46 n5 p377-389 Sep 2000
Evaluates the International Adult Literacy Survey (as reported in OECD 1997) from a New Literacy Studies perspective. Criticism of the survey includes charges that: it provides only a partial picture of literacy; culture is treated as bias; and the test items do not represent the real-life items as claimed. Contains 30 references. (PGS)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, Educational Assessment, Functional Literacy, Knowledge Level, National Norms, National Surveys, Test Bias, Test Interpretation
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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