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Bracey, Gerald W. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1997
Mixed results for U.S. adults on the First International Adult Literacy Survey reveal the worthlessness of posting international test scores without considering cultural, social, and economic contexts. In the Third International Mathematics and Science Study, U.S. eighth-graders' performance was average, but fourth-graders' results were…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Comparative Education, Education Work Relationship, Elementary Secondary Education
