Does the Texas Adult Performance Level Test Measure Functional Competence?.

Cervero, Ronald M.

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Publication Date: 1980

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Does the Texas Adult Performance Level Test Measure Functional Competence?

Cervero, Ronald M.

Adult Education, v30 n3 p152-65 Spr 1980

Researchers reanalyzed the original Adult Performance Level Test survey data for the test's validity and reliability, and they concluded that (1) the test is not content valid because it assumes that functional competence can be logically defined and adult success accurately measured; and (2) the test is a valid measure of verbal, writing, and computation skills. (SK)

Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Factor Analysis, Functional Literacy, Minimum Competencies, Minimum Competency Testing, Success, Test Reliability, Test Validity

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