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NCEA Self-Assessment for Adults

IFG: Information for Growth
The Information for Growth (IFG) survey is designed to assist individuals in assessing their personal level of religious knowledge and spirituality. It also provides parishes, schools, diocesan offices, and adult faith formation program leaders with group data to use in planning ongoing faith formation initiatives.

IFG Content Specifications
The 2006 Revised IFG bases its blueprint on the Six Dimensions of Adult Faith Formation Content as outlined in the U.S. Bishops' document, Our Hearts Were Burning Within Us: A Pastoral Plan for Adult Faith Formation in the United States. The six dimensions are as follows:

  • Knowledge of the Faith
  • Liturgical Life
  • Moral Formation
  • Prayer
  • Communal Life
  • Missionary Spirit
IFG Reports
Each participant will receive an individualized and confidential summary of information based on the IFG questions. The group coordinator (Parish Director of Religious Education, School Principal, Adult Education Director, Director of the Catechumenate, Catechetical Leader, etc.) automatically receives a local group summary report. A Diocesan Superintendent of Schools or Director of Religious Education is eligible to receive a free composite summary report of adult participants, but must request this report from CAL and give a date for receiving the report. Request form is available online at www.ncea.org.

IFG reports provide a summary of a person's cognitive understanding of the six dimensions in Our Hearts Were Burning Within Us in relation to their attitudes in these same areas. The reports provide references to the Catechism of the Catholic Church and the Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church to encourage further study and growth.

NCEA ACRE and IFG Orders, Scoring and Reporting Activities
NCEA owns and maintains both NCEA ACRE and IFG. Call 202-337-6232 for information on the administration and interpretation of NCEA ACRE-IFG. Go to www.ncea.org to find out more about NCEA ACRE-IFG.

Computerized Assessments and Learning, LLC (CAL) is NCEA's outsourcer for order fulfillment, scoring and reporting activities. Order Test Materials for NCEA ACRE and IFG online or call 866-406-3850. Please Note: Make checks for materials payable to Computerized Assessments and Learning, LLC (CAL).

Cost of Assessments
NCEA ACRE and IFG question booklets can be reused from year to year. Answer sheets for each assessment need to be reordered each year.

Prices for Test Materials

Shipping and Handling Charges

Special Services
When you participate in NCEA ACRE or IFG assessments,you are eligible for consultation services from NCEA. Call NCEA at 202-337-6232 any time you have questions about the NCEA ACRE and IFG assessment tools. Find assessment updates and brochure at www.ncea.org.

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