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Peer reviewedGuthrie, John T. – Journal of Reading, 1981
Concludes that valid reading tests are needed for adults and should be designed differently than tests for academic or school-related reading. (AEA)
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Adults, Job Performance, Minimum Competency Testing
PDF pending restorationTaylor, Maurice – 1997
This publication (in both English and French versions) on learner assessment in workplace literacy programs begins with a discourse on some dimensions of the testing question. It discusses three major approaches to assessment in the broader area of adult literacy that can shed light in the domain of workplace literacy: traditional, competency…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Competency Based Education
