Comparative Functional Literacy of Adult Performance Level Graduates and Wichita East High School Graduating Seniors.

Goodman, Deborah; Peppers, Jimmy

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Publication Date: 1978

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Comparative Functional Literacy of Adult Performance Level Graduates and Wichita East High School Graduating Seniors.

Goodman, Deborah; Peppers, Jimmy

Adult Literacy and Basic Education, v2 n3 p158-64 Fall 1978

Study compared fifty adult performance level (APL) graduates' scores to fifty high school graduates' scores for four APL knowledge areas. APL graduates scored significantly higher than high school graduates in consumer economics and occupational knowledge. No significant differences were recorded between groups in areas of community resources and government and law. (Author/CSS)

Descriptors: Community Resources, Comparative Analysis, Consumer Economics, External Degree Programs, Functional Literacy, Government (Administrative Body), High School Equivalency Programs, High School Graduates, Laws, Occupational Information

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