Author

Irwin S. Kirsch

Observed names: IRWIN S. KIRSCH, Irwin Kirsch, Kirsch, Irwin S.

Observed institutions: Educational Testing Service, Johns Hopkins University, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Princeton University, International Literacy Association, University of Delaware

ORCID: 0000-0003-2728-8625

Observed ORCID: 0000-0003-2728-8625

OpenAlex ID: A5013376868

Adult literacy in America : a first look at the results of the National Adult Literacy Survey

1993 · Irwin S. Kirsch, Improvement · 811

Adult Literacy in America

1993 · Irwin S. Kirsch · 279

Reading for change : performance and engagement across countries : results of PISA 2000

2003 · Irwin S. Kirsch, Jaap de Jong, et al. · ORBi (University of Liège) · 265

Literacy, profiles of America's young adults

1986 · Irwin S. Kirsch, Ann Jungeblut · 243

Learning a Living: First Results of the Adult Literacy and Life Skills Survey

2005 · Richard Desjardins, T. Scott Murray, et al. · eScholarship (California Digital Library) · 236

America's Perfect Storm: Three Forces Changing Our Nation's Future.

2007 · Irwin S. Kirsch, Henry Braun, et al. · TOEFL iBT research reports · 204

The International Adult Literacy Survey (ials): Understanding What Was Measured

2001 · Irwin S. Kirsch · ETS Research Report Series · 154

Adult Literacy in OECD Countries: Technical Report on the First International Adult Literacy Survey.

1998 · T. Scott Murray, Irwin S. Kirsch, et al. · 129

Exploring Document Literacy: Variables Underlying the Performance of Young Adults

1990 · Irwin S. Kirsch, Peter B. Mosenthal · Reading Research Quarterly · 122

Literacy and Health in America. Policy Information Report.

2004 · Rima Rudd, Irwin S. Kirsch, et al. · TOEFL iBT research reports · 114

Examining the Relationship Between Computer Familiarity and Performance on Computer‐Based Language Tasks

1999 · Carol Taylor, Irwin Kirsch, et al. · Language Learning · 107

Adult Reading Practices for Work and Leisure

1984 · Irwin S. Kirsch, John T. Guthrie · Adult Education Quarterly · 103

The Concept and Measurement of Functional Literacy

1977 · Irwin Kirsch, John T. Guthrie · Reading Research Quarterly · 102

Preparing for an Epidemic of Limited Health Literacy: Weathering the Perfect Storm

2008 · Ruth M. Parker, Michael S. Wolf, et al. · Journal of General Internal Medicine · 96

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An Experimental Study of the Effects of Monetary Incentives on Performance on the 12th-Grade NAEP Reading Assessment

2011 · Henry Braun, Irwin Kirsch, et al. · Teachers College Record The Voice of Scholarship in Education · 90

Distinctions between reading comprehension and locating information in text.

1987 · John T. Guthrie, Irwin S. Kirsch · Journal of Educational Psychology · 87

A New Measure for Assessing Document Complexity: the P Mose/i Kirsch Document Readability Formula

1998 · Peter B. Mosenthal, Irwin S. Kirsch · Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy · 81

The Role of International Large-Scale Assessments: Perspectives from Technology, Economy, and Educational Research

2012 · Matthias von Davier, Eugenio Gonzalez, et al. · Springer eBooks · 80

The Relationship Between Computer Familiarity and Performance on Computer‐based Toefl Test Tasks

1998 · Carol Taylor, Joan Jamieson, et al. · ETS Research Report Series · 74

Toward an explanatory model of document literacy

1991 · Peter B. Mosenthal, Irwin S. Kirsch · Discourse Processes · 49

The Relationship of The Component Skills of Reading to IALS Performance: Tipping Points and Five Classes of Adult Literacy Learners

2007 · John Strucker, Kentaro Yamamoto, et al. · PsycEXTRA Dataset · 47

Feasibility Study for the PISA ICT Literacy Assessment: Report to Network A.

2003 · Marylou Lennon, Irwin S. Kirsch, et al. · TOEFL iBT research reports · 46

Computer Familiarity Among Toefl Examinees

1998 · Irwin Kirsch, Joan Jamieson, et al. · ETS Research Report Series · 46

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Effects of Education, Occupation, and Setting on Reading Practices

1986 · John T. Guthrie, Mary Seifert, et al. · American Educational Research Journal · 46

VERs in Normal and Disabled Adult Readers

1977 · Malcolm S. Preston, John T. Guthrie, et al. · Psychophysiology · 46

Works count: 136

Citation count: 4,377

H-index: 32

I10-index: 43