TY - JOUR
T1 - The adult performance level program
T2 - A serious and deliberate examination
AU - Griffith, William S.
AU - Cervero, Ronald M.
PY - 1977/6
Y1 - 1977/6
N2 - The Adult Performance Level Program and the tests which it has produced are the results of efforts initiated and supported by the U. S. Office of Education to improve the teaching and test ing of adults enrolled in Federally supported adult basic educa tion programs. This article examines the claims of the developers, identifies the theoretical problems which previously have been glossed over, scrutinizes the technical aspects of the development, and finally, evaluates the role of the U. S. Office of Education in these efforts.
AB - The Adult Performance Level Program and the tests which it has produced are the results of efforts initiated and supported by the U. S. Office of Education to improve the teaching and test ing of adults enrolled in Federally supported adult basic educa tion programs. This article examines the claims of the developers, identifies the theoretical problems which previously have been glossed over, scrutinizes the technical aspects of the development, and finally, evaluates the role of the U. S. Office of Education in these efforts.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84965443363&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/074171367702700402
DO - 10.1177/074171367702700402
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84965443363
SN - 0741-7136
VL - 27
SP - 209
EP - 224
JO - Adult Education Quarterly
JF - Adult Education Quarterly
IS - 4
ER -