[NLA] Low Expectations for Adult Learners (longer)

[Leslee.Oppenheim@domino1.cuny.edu]

I believe the percentages that Tom refers to are derived from the number 
of students enrolled at each level, rather than from the number of 
students who were post tested at each level.  Given a mobile population of 
adult learners, deriving the percentage from the number enrolled versus 
the number post tested presents a skewed picture.  In addition, there are 
numbers of students who make gains within a level whose progress is not 
captured in the "complete-the-level" statistics.  Hopefully, then, if (and 
that's a big if) one has confidence in the instruments used to report 
gain, the picture may be somewhat different that it appears to be. 
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