Using the National Assessment of Adult  Literacy Data file and Tools For 
Research, Secondary Analyses and Policy  Development

NAAL Data Set Training June  2008

Description:

The National Center for Education Statistics  (NCES), in the U. S.
Department of Education's Institute of Education  Sciences (IES), will
sponsor a 2 1/2-day advanced studies seminar on the use  of the National 
Assessment of Adult Literacy (NAAL) data files and tools for  research and policy 
analyses. The 2003 NAAL measured the English literacy of  America's adults 
living in households and prisons. Results are reported in terms  of scale score 
averages on three literacy scales: prose, document, and  quantitative, as well 
as literacy levels that are described as Below Basic,  Basic, Intermediate, 
and Proficient.

For more information about NAAL and  a list of available publications
that can be downloaded or ordered, visit the  survey website. See the links 
available  below.

Type:

Workshop/Training & Technical  Assistance

Audience:

This seminar is open to institutional  researchers and planners,
education practitioners, policymakers, and  association members, as well as 
faculty and advanced graduate students from  colleges and universities 
nationwide.

Location:

Academy for  Educational Development (AED)
1825 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, DC  20009-5721
(202) 884-8583

Dates:

June 25-27,  2008

Organization:

National Center for Education  Statistics

More Information:

Register for this  conference
_http://ies.ed.gov/whatsnew/conferences/Register.aspx?id=314_ 
(http://ies.ed.gov/whatsnew/conferences/Register.aspx?id=314)  

NAAL Data Set Training Seminar Announcement
_http://nces.ed.gov/whatsnew/conferences/PDF/NAAL2008trainingannouncemen_ 
(http://nces.ed.gov/whatsnew/conferences/PDF/NAAL2008trainingannouncement.pdf) 
t.pdf  


_http://nces.ed.gov/whatsnew/conferences/PDF/NAAL2008trainingannouncemen_ 
(http://nces.ed.gov/whatsnew/conferences/PDF/NAAL2008trainingannouncement.pdf) 
t.pdf   ( 267KB ) 

For further information about NAAL, visit the study  website
_http://nces.ed.gov/NAAL_ (http://nces.ed.gov/NAAL)   


For help viewing PDF files, please click here
_http://ies.ed.gov/help/techissues.asp#pdf_ 
(http://ies.ed.gov/help/techissues.asp#pdf)  .

Contacts:
Vukovic,  Gordana <mailto: gvukovic at sei2003.com>  from Synergy
Enterprises,  Inc. at (240) 485-1700

Sponsors:
National Center for Education  Statistics (NCES) 
_http://nces.ed.gov_ (http://nces.ed.gov)   







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