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The Assessment Frameworks for Cycle 2 of the Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies. OECD Skills Studies
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OECD Publishing, 2021
The OECD's Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) represents a comprehensive international comparative assessment of the information processing skills of adults vital for the full participation in social and economic life in the 21st century. PIAAC is now in its second cycle and continues a series of international…
Descriptors: Adults, International Assessment, Competence, Surveys
The Evolution of Evidence Problems in Adult Literacy and Numeracy: How Did We Get into the Current Impasse and How Can We Get out of It?
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Carpentieri, J. D. – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2019
The field of Adult Literacy and Numeracy (ALN) has an evidence problem. This paper analyses that problem through the lens of three overarching types of evidence available to researchers and policymakers: Type 1 evidence, which provides descriptions of the scope of social problems; Type 2 evidence measuring the impacts of programmes addressing…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Numeracy, Evidence, Social Problems