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ERIC Number: EJ644493
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2002
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ISSN: ISSN-1357-7352
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Adult Basic Skills: How Many Need It? How Many Want It?
Sticht, Thomas G.
Basic Skills, p26-29 Mar 2002
Describes the FORECAST readability formula for adults working with job materials, which was developed in the early 1970s. Suggests that it is a better measure of who wants and needs basic skills than the International Adult Literacy Survey. (JOW)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Needs Assessment, Readability Formulas, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Workplace Literacy
Publication Type: Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: International Adult Literacy Survey
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