Self-Reporting and Test Discrepancy: Evidence from a National Literacy Survey in Bangladesh |
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| Authors: | Samir Ranjan Nath |
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| Institution: | (1) BRAC Research and Evaluation Division, BRAC Centre, 75 Mohakhali, Dhaka, 1212, Bangladesh |
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| Abstract: | This paper aims to explore the discrepancy between self-reported and test-based literacy estimates in Bangladesh. It uses the Education Watch national literacy survey data of 2002, during which the literacy status of a nationally representative sample was identified using the two methods referred to above. The findings revealed that the literacy rate generated through a literacy test was significantly lower than that found when the self-report method was used. The level of discrepancy varied from one population group to another, indicating that literacy assessment using the self-report method cannot be equally appropriate for all population groups. Those with a few years of schooling were at a particular risk of over-estimating their status. The paper makes a case for a written literacy assessment rather than an oral evaluation. |
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