Measuring literacy : performance levels for adults
著者
書誌事項
Measuring literacy : performance levels for adults
National Academies Press, c2005
- : pbk
大学図書館所蔵 全4件
注記
Includes bibliographical references
内容説明・目次
内容説明
The National Assessment of Adult Literacy (NAAL) is a household survey conducted periodically by the Department of Education that evaluates the literacy skills of a sample of adults in the United Stages ages 16 and older. NAAL results are used to characterize adults' literacy skills and to inform policy and programmatic decisions. The Committee on Performance Levels for Adult Literacy was convened at the Department's request for assistance in determining a means for booking assessment results that would be useful and understandable for NAAL'S many varied audiences. Through a process detailed in the book, the committee determined that five performance level categories should be used to characterize adults' literacy skills: nonliterate in English, below basic literacy, basic literacy, intermediate literacy, and advanced literacy. This book documents the process the committee used to determine these performance categories, estimates the percentages of adults whose literacy skills fall into each category, recommends ways to communicate about adults' literacy skills based on NAAL, and makes suggestions for ways to improve future assessments of adult literacy.
Table of Contents
Front Matter
Executive Summary
1 Introduction
2 Adult Literacy Assessments and Adult Education
3 Developing Performance Levels for the National Adult Literacy
Survey
4 Determining Performance Levels for the National Assessment of
Adult Literacy
5 Developing Performance-Level Descriptions and Setting Cut Scores
6 Communicating and Using the Results of Literacy Assessments
7 Recommendations for Future Literacy Assessments
References
Appendix A The Committee's Public Forums on Performance Levels for
NAAL
Appendix B Examination of the Dimensionality of NALS
Appendix C July 2004 Bookmark Standard-Setting Session with the
1992 NALS Data
Appendix D September 2004 Bookmark Standard-Setting Session with
the 2003 NAAL Data
Appendix E Biographical Sketches of Committee Members and Staff
目次
- 1 Front Matter
- 2 Executive Summary
- 3 1 Introduction
- 4 2 Adult Literacy Assessments and Adult Education
- 5 3 Developing Performance Levels for the National Adult Literacy Survey
- 6 4 Determining Performance Levels for the National Assessment of Adult Literacy
- 7 5 Developing Performance Level Descriptions and Setting Cut Scores
- 8 6 Communicating and Using the Results of Literacy Assessments
- 9 7 Recommendations for Future Literacy Assessments
- 10 References
- 11 APPENDIX A: The Committee's Public Forums on Performance Levels for NAAL
- 12 APPENDIX B: Examination of the Dimensionality of NALS
- 13 APPENDIX C: July 2004 Bookmark Standard-Setting Session with the 1992 NALS Data
- 14 APPENDIX D: September 2004 Bookmark Standard-Setting Session with the 2003 NAAL Data
- 15 APPENDIX E: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members and Staff
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