Thomas G. Sticht|C. Richard Hofstetter|Carolyn Huie Hofstetter
Assessing Adult Literacy by Telephone
San Diego State University|University of California, Los Angeles
several industrialized nations conducted expensive doortodoor surveys adult literacy following critique role knowledge literacy research presented examined construct action validity use simple checklists assess declarative knowledge component adults literacy telephone significant relationships found among knowledge assessed either listening telephone reading mailed questionnaire modality telephone data showed similar relationships demographic variables found 1993 national adult literacy survey literacy surveys last halfcentury concluded telephone method may provide valid costeffective alternative doortodoor assessments literacy