The Center for Literacy
IALS Institute 2011: Documents Produced for the Institute
Timelines
- IALS: A Timeline A chronology of assessments of adult literacy (1985-2011)
- EIAA: Un bref aperçu historique Un bref aperçu historique des enquêtes internationales sur l'alphabétisation des adultes (1985-2011)
- Major Publications on IALS A chronology of selected key publications from international adult literacy assessments
- Une liste sélective des rapports présentant les résultats de l'EIAA et de l'ELCA Une liste sélective des principaux rapports portant sur les enquêtes internationales ayant trait à l'alphabétisation des adultes
Think Papers
IALS and Writing in the Workplace, by John Vorhaus
Describes a new study on the real life tasks and practices of writing as observed among small businesses in England
Some Thoughts on IALS Measurement Validity, Program Impact, and Logic Models for Policy Development, by Stephen Reder
A look at questions of validity, program impact and policy development related to the IALS proficiency measures
Country Stories
For the Institute we asked some of our participants to write research pieces about the experiences of their countries with IALS and its successors.
- A Slow Burn: The Impact of IALS in Australia, by Juliette Mendelovits
- An Examination of IALS and its Effect on Canada, by Kjell Rubenson
- A Tale of IALS’s Influence (or not) in the UK, by Greg Brooks
- IALS in Norway, by Egil Gabrielsen
- Groundhog Day? The 2009 re-run of the 1996 IALS in Scotland, by Ralf St. Clair
- IALS in the US: A Rippling Impact on Literacy Policy, by Ron Pugsley
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