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Peer reviewedWagner, Daniel A. – Comparative Education Review, 1990
Discusses problems involved with surveying and assessing literacy rates in developing nations. Defines current debates over literacy measurement, classification, and surveying. Examines and questions current assumptions linking literacy policy and economic development. Describes models for surveying and measuring literacy and numeracy skill…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Developing Nations, Economic Development, Error of Measurement
Peer reviewedChapman, David W.; Dhungana, Madhup – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1991
The quality of educational data in Nepal was evaluated by investigating three questions: (1) the extent of reporting error in national education data; (2) accuracy of error estimation; and (3) levels at which error is introduced. Evidence suggests that data may be more accurate than decision makers suppose. (SLD)
Descriptors: Data Collection, Decision Making, Developing Nations, Educational Research
