Title: Measuring literacy : performance levels for adults /
Authors: Hauser, Robert Mason.; National Research Council (U.S.).
Publisher: National Academies Press,
Year: 2005
Subjects: Functional literacy United States Evaluation.; Literacy
Contents: 1. Introduction. Problem Statement -- Overarching Goals -- Limitations on Inferences About Literacy Skills -- Committe's Approach to the Charge -- Overview of the Report -- 2. Adult Literacy Assessments And Adult Education. Literacy Demands and the Need for the Assessments -- Literacy Assessments -- Uses of Results of Adult Literacy Assessments -- 3. Develping Performance Levels For The National Adult Literacy Survey. Background on Develping Performance Levels -- Development of NALS Tasks -- Development of Performance-Level Descriptions and Cut Scores -- Choice of Response Probability Values -- Mapping Items to Performance Levels -- Conclusion -- Technical Note -- 4. Determining Performance Levels For The National Assessment of Adult Literacy. Stakeholder Views -- Relatiionships Between Literacy Scores and Background Characteristics -- Developing Policy-Relevant Performance Levels --^