Brazilian Indicator of Functional Literacy : how to evaluate the educational deficiencies of young adults in Brazil

• Autor(a) principal: Berliner, MA´nica Reis
• Data de Publicação: 2011
• Outros Autores: Elliot, LA­gia Gomes
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Meta: avaliação (Rio de Janeiro)
• Texto Completo: https://revistas.cesgranrio.org.br/index.php/metaavaliacao/article/view/108
• topic: Functional literacy; Numbering; Literacy; Alfabetizacion funcional; Numeramiento; Letramiento; Alfabetismo funcional; Numeramento; Letramento

This study had as objective to conduct the evaluation of the Brazilian Indicator of Functional Literacy (INAF). The evaluation process for verification of the INAF was developed in 2001, by Paulo Montenegro Institute, organization of  IBOPE (Brazilian Institute of Public Opinion), together  with the NGO Educative Action. The Brazilian population classified as literate, by self-declaration in the official census, is not always familiarized with the abilities of writing, reading and interpretation of texts and numbers to understand the economic and social context in which it is inserted. The INAF classifies the functional literacy in four levels: illiterate, rudimentary, basic, and fully literate. The Indicator, through questionnaires and tests, that portray every day problems, evaluates the abilities to interpret and to solve problems of literacy and numbering in a sample of the population of the agricultural and urban zones, between the ages of 15 and 64.  The evaluation was developed based on the categories and standards established by the Joint Committee on Standards for Educational Evaluation and to support the modeling of the research process, the heuristic V of Gowin was used, which provides us with a cognitive analysis of the verification of the literacy indicator. The study concluded that the INAF is a complete and trustworthy indicator, capable to portray Brazil's functional literacy and to contribute with statistical analyses and evidences to guide educational policies for adults and youngsters.  The study recommends more exposure of INAF results in mass communication media, with the purpose of creating more impact on the INAF itself and generating debates for decision making in the educational area.