By Stephen Paul Stewart
While Stephen Paul Stewart came across himself embedded along British troops as they battled the Taliban, it was once imagined to be a regimen task. yet his journalistic undertaking to front line replaced his lifestyles without end. He gave up the security of his task as a newspaper reporter to affix the British military complete time prior to deploying to Afghanistan as a wrestle infantryman. this is often the interesting tale of Stewart’s own odyssey from civilian to soldier, gaining a very certain viewpoint on one of many world’s bloodiest conflicts. Stewart’s gruelling travel observed him serve six-and-a-half months on the remotest British base in Afghanistan in the course of a few key levels within the crusade. The unintended Soldier is a brilliant, sincere and sometimes stunning portrayal of survival and sacrifice at the entrance line. It uncovers the truth of contemporary army existence and loss and sums up the big influence that the long-running clash has wreaked on our squaddies and their households.
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The Sample for NALS and NAAL For both assessments, data were collected via a household survey of a stratified random sample of adults age 16 and older. Additional samples were obtained in specific states in order to provide state-level results; this portion of the assessment was referred to as the State Adult Literacy Survey. In 1992, 12 states participated (California, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Washington); in 2003, 6 states participated (Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, New York, and Oklahoma).
In preparation for the release of the 2003 results, the Department of Education decided to focus specific attention on how NAAL results should be reported and interpreted. The department sought advice from the NRC and requested that its Board on Testing and Assessment (BOTA) recommend performance levels to use in reporting NAAL results. The Committee on Performance Levels for Adult Literacy was established to provide this advice. The committee included individuals with a broad array of expertise, including adult education, educational measurement and standard setting, English for speakers of other languages, literacy and literacy measurement, psychology, political science, public health, sociology, statistics, and survey methodology.
Individual is able to handle basic reading, writing, and computational tasks related to life roles, such as completing medical forms, order forms, or job applications. • Can read simple charts, graphs, labels, and payroll stubs and simple authentic material if familiar with the topic. , fax machine, computer operation). • The individual can qualify for entrylevel jobs that require following basic written instructions and diagrams with assistance, such as oral clarification. • Can write a short report or message to fellow workers.