Table 2.
Recommendations from participants in numeracy and reading comprehension items
| Item | Original version Item | New version item |
|---|---|---|
| Numeracy | ||
| Prompt 8 | Comida1 | Almuerzo2 |
| Comprehension | ||
| Lecture A | ||
| 1 | Mandado3 | Ordenado4 |
| 3 | Rayos X5 | Resultados del estudio6 |
| 10 | Taciturno7 | Triste8 |
| Lecture B | ||
| 31 | Condado9 | Municipio10 |
| Lecture C | ||
| 35-36 | TANF/Welfare11 | Programa de Asistencia Nutricional12 |
Comida - “last meal of the day”;
Almuerzo - “lunch”;
Mandado - “request”;
Ordenado - “ordered”;
Rayos X - “X rays”;
Resultados del estudio - “test results”;
Taciturno - “taciturn”;
Triste - “sad”;
Condado - “county”;
Municipio - “municipality”;
TANF/Welfare (Government Assistance Programs);
Programa de Asistencia Nutricional - (Name of Government Assistance Program in PR)