The Measurement of Adult Literacy

Author(s):

Kirsch, Irwin S.; Jungeblut, Ann; Mosenthal, Peter B.

Publication Year:

1998

Source:

Murray, T. Scott; Kirsch, Irwin S.; Jenkins, Lynn B. (eds.) Adult Literacy in OECD Countries: Technical Report on the First International Adult Literacy Survey. Washington, D.C.: National Center for Education Statistics, Jan 1998, p105-134

Document Type:

Chapter

Page Count:

30

Subject/Key Words:

Adult Literacy, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), International Adult Literacy Survey (IALS), Item Response Theory (IRT), Scale Anchoring, Item Difficulty, Validity, National Adult Literacy Survey (NALS)