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Download full textBessemer, David W.; Spencer, Mary L. – 1975
As part of the development of a functional literacy test for fourth through eigth grade children in Title I compensatory education programs, this report defines functional literacy for children and enumerates criteria for evaluating existing tests. Criteria for selection of a test include: (1) content, empirical, and construct validity; (2)…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, Compensatory Education, Computation
An Assessment of Cognitive Behavior of Economically Disadvantaged Young Adults in North Mississippi.
Wolfe, Lillian S.; And Others – 1973
This study sought to determine the appropriateness of two conventional intelligence tests for assessing the ability of economically deprived young adults participating in job training programs by comparing their test results with those of the test standardization groups. The Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS), and the Langmuir Oral Direction…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Cognitive Ability, Disadvantaged, Economically Disadvantaged
