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Direct linkCharles J. Fitzsimmons; Pooja G. Sidney; Marta Mielicki; Lauren K. Schiller; Daniel A. Scheibe; Jennifer M. Taber; Percival G. Matthews; Erika A. Waters; Karin G. Coifman; Clarissa A. Thompson – Grantee Submission, 2023
Comparing health risks that include ratios of integers (e.g., 12 in 1,000) is challenging. We tested whether a worked-example intervention with number-line visual displays improved adults' risk-comparison accuracy, whether pretest confidence moderated learning, and which individual differences related to accuracy. Replicating prior work, U.S.…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Numeracy, Mathematics Skills, Health
Mellard, Daryl; Woods, Kari; Fall, Emily – Adult Basic Education and Literacy Journal, 2011
We statistically examined the oral reading fluency of 295 adults with low literacy by analyzing total words read per minute and word error rates. We identified four fluency-ability groupings based on standardized assessments of reading-related skills (phonemic awareness, word recognition, vocabulary, comprehension, and general ability). Our…
Descriptors: Reading Difficulties, Reading Fluency, Phonemic Awareness, Word Recognition
