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Direct linkPatterson, Margaret B. – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2020
Research on adult English learners (ELs) typically focuses on language-related skills. However, adult ELs may also need instruction in numeracy to navigate daily life or understand health information. Little is known about how ELs use numeracy skills in their home lives and connections of skill use with related electronic numeracy skills. This…
Descriptors: Numeracy, Mathematics Skills, English Language Learners, Family Environment
Julie M. Galliart – ProQuest LLC, 2020
A skill gap in Problem Solving in Technology-Rich Environments (PS-TRE) between U.S. Baby Boomers and younger generations has been documented in previous studies using the Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) Survey of Adult Skills (Rampey et al., 2016). Bringing this generation of workers up to speed in this…
Descriptors: Baby Boomers, Age Differences, Generational Differences, Competence
Download full textJeanne Batalova; Michael Fix – Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies, 2016
This paper examines the characteristics and competencies of young adults between ages 16 to 34 by immigrant generation--the population that should benefit the most from targeted educational and workforce training programs to improve employment prospects and increase national economic productivity. Specifically, the authors analyze PIAAC data in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Literacy, Numeracy, Young Adults
