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Measuring literacy : performance levels for adults /
"Through a process detailed in the book, the committee determined that five performance level categories should be used to characterize adults literacy skills: nonliterate in English, below basic literacy, basic literacy, intermediate literacy, and advanced literacy. This book documents the pro...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Washington, D.C. :
National Academies Press,
©2005.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| Summary: | "Through a process detailed in the book, the committee determined that five performance level categories should be used to characterize adults literacy skills: nonliterate in English, below basic literacy, basic literacy, intermediate literacy, and advanced literacy. This book documents the process the committee used to determine these performance categories, estimates the percentages of adults whose literacy skills fall into each category, recommends ways to communicate about adults literacy skills based on NAAL, and makes suggestions for ways to improve future assessments of adult literacy."--NAP Web site |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xvi, 335 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 196-201). |
| ISBN: | 0309550157 9780309550154 1280286407 9781280286407 9786610286409 661028640X 0309165180 9780309165181 |