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Functional Literacy Testing in the United States: Measurement Issues and Theoretical and Practical Implications.
Torres, Rosalie T.; Harnisch, Delwyn L. – 1983
A review of functional literacy testing in the United States from 1955-82 is provided by summarizing the results of literacy assessment studies and synthesizing the major issues which they have engendered. These reviews are grouped with respect to content, criterion-related, and construct validity. The paper concludes by (1) summarizing some of…
Descriptors: Adults, Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Secondary Education