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U.S. Adults in Foundational Education: Backgrounds and Skills of Learners with Low Numeracy Skills
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Margaret Becker Patterson – Adult Literacy Education, 2025
Adults with low numeracy skills often start adult foundational education services or work with individual tutors. Using U.S. PIAAC 2012/2014/2017 data, this paper examines the characteristics, educational backgrounds, and numeracy proficiency of adult learners in adult foundational education, along with use of numeracy skills at home and how…
Descriptors: Introductory Courses, Numeracy, Adult Students, Student Characteristics