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Author:   Sheida White
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.680kg
ISBN:  

9780415882477

ISBN 10:   0415882478
Pages:   280
Publication Date:   28 September 2010
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Preface Acknowledgments 1. Introduction 2. Cognitive and Linguistic Demands of Literacy Tasks 3. Skill Sets Used to Meet Literacy Task Demands 4. Text Features That Influence Task Ease or Difficulty 5. The Text–Task–Respondent Theory of Functional Literacy 6. Progress, Limitations, Considerations, and Practical Implications Appendices Appendix A. Document Types and Definitions Appendix B. Comparison of NAAL and NALS Task Demands Appendix C. Fluency Addition to NAAL Appendix D. NAAL Adult Literacy Supplemental Assessment Appendix E. NAAL Functional Writing Assessment Appendix F. Vocabulary Framework for NAAL Appendix G. Research Supporting Text Features Specified in the Text–Task–Respondent Theory of Functional Literacy Appendix H. Inter-rater Reliability Study: NAAL and NALS Appendix I. Technical Description of the Theory-Consistent Item Response Model Appendix J. Taxonomy of Factors Affecting Task Difficulty by Skill Dimensions: NAAL and NALS Appendix K. Full Parameter Estimates from the Theory-Consistent Item Response Model: NAAL and NALS Appendix L. Glossary of Acronyms Appendix M. Glossary of Technical Terms Endnotes References Index

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Sheida White is Director of the National Assessment of Adult Literacy (NAAL) and Technical Director of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Writing Assessment.

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