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Factors Affecting the Difficulty of Numeracy Test Items
Myrna Manly
Independent Consultant

What makes a numeracy item difficult for adults? Is it the kind of numbers involved, the operation required, the number of steps it takes to solve, or something else? A scheme of factors and sub-factors was used to rate the difficulty of numeracy items in the Adult Literacy and Lifeskills Survey and compared to pilot study data. The results have implications for future assessments in adult numeracy and for classroom instruction.

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• Implications
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