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> Why would you test literacy To clarify, the study [0] mentioned in TFA and referenced by GP did not test literacy in the sense, "can this person read English
by jihadjihad 1y ago
> Why would you test literacy
To clarify, the study [0] mentioned in TFA and referenced by GP did not test literacy in the sense, "can this person read English?" Rather, it tested whether students had attained a level of "proficient-prose literacy," which equates to a score of 33+ on the Reading portion of the ACT.
A 33 on the ACT is a very good score (it's out of 36). The students were English majors, so it does not seem unreasonable to test whether they are proficient in this area. What exactly is the expectation when they pick up King Lear, or The Canterbury Tales?
0: https://archive.ph/Cp0rS https://archive.ph/Cp0rS