A Closer Look at Low-Performing Adult Readers in the Scandinavian Countries
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| Title: | A Closer Look at Low-Performing Adult Readers in the Scandinavian Countries |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Gabrielsen, Egil (ORCID |
| Source: | Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research. 2020 64(2):242-255. |
| Availability: | Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 14 |
| Publication Date: | 2020 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Adult Literacy, Low Achievement, Adults, Reading Skills, Reading Tests, Foreign Countries, Sentences, Reading Comprehension, Decoding (Reading), Printed Materials, Time on Task, Basic Vocabulary, Scores |
| Geographic Terms: | Denmark, Norway, Sweden |
| Assessment and Survey Identifiers: | Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) |
| DOI: | 10.1080/00313831.2018.1539033 |
| ISSN: | 0031-3831 |
| Abstract: | This article focuses on low-performing adult readers in the Scandinavian countries, seeking to identify and describe some of the literacy-related problems that they face. Following a presentation of the Reading Components Assessment (RCA) used in PIAAC (Program for International Assessment of Adult Competencies), we provide profiles for those informants who completed the RCA. Then we compare the RCA results of adults having well-functioning literacy skills with the results of adults identified as low-performing readers. The presentation includes both results for items correct and information about the time used to complete the items. The findings indicate that the gap in performance on the Component task sets is wider between adults scoring "Below level 1" in literacy and those scoring on Level 1 than the corresponding gap between "Level 1" and "Level 2." Implications for policy and practice are discussed. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2020 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1240868 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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| Abstract: | This article focuses on low-performing adult readers in the Scandinavian countries, seeking to identify and describe some of the literacy-related problems that they face. Following a presentation of the Reading Components Assessment (RCA) used in PIAAC (Program for International Assessment of Adult Competencies), we provide profiles for those informants who completed the RCA. Then we compare the RCA results of adults having well-functioning literacy skills with the results of adults identified as low-performing readers. The presentation includes both results for items correct and information about the time used to complete the items. The findings indicate that the gap in performance on the Component task sets is wider between adults scoring "Below level 1" in literacy and those scoring on Level 1 than the corresponding gap between "Level 1" and "Level 2." Implications for policy and practice are discussed. |
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| ISSN: | 0031-3831 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/00313831.2018.1539033 |
