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Download full textKirsch, Irwin; Sands, Anita M.; Robbins, Steven B.; Goodman, Madeline J.; Tannenbaum, Richard J. – ETS Center for Research on Human Capital and Education, 2021
This report argues that the education and skills individuals possess have become increasingly important to their overall quality of life. As technology and automation continue to alter the workplace and the nature of work, the ability of individuals to acquire and augment their skills will remain a key challenge. Changes in the nature of work over…
Descriptors: Labor Force Development, Job Skills, Adults, Literacy
Cai, Jinghong – Center for Public Education, 2018
A skills gap challenges educators and policymakers alike. To help meet the economic and educational needs for the modern workplace, Congress recently reauthorized the Perkins Act. The bill, "Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act," emphasizes an important mission of education in the 21st century, that is,…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, 21st Century Skills, Adults, Educational Policy
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Australia's overall performance in the Survey of Adult Skills (PIAAC) ranges from average to very good. However, three million adults, representing one-fifth of the working age population, have low literacy and/or numeracy skills. Building Skills for All in Australia describes the characteristics of the low-skilled and discusses the consequences…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adults, International Assessment, Literacy
Peer reviewedRampey, Bobby D.; Finnegan, Robert; Goodman, Madeline; Mohadjer, Leyla; Krenzke, Tom; Hogan, Jacquie; Provasnik, Stephen – National Center for Education Statistics, 2016
The "Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies" (PIAAC) is a cyclical, large-scale study of adult skills and life experiences focusing on education and employment. Nationally representative samples of adults between the ages of 16 and 65 are administered an assessment of literacy, numeracy, and problem solving in…
Descriptors: International Assessment, Young Adults, Older Adults, Unemployment
Chung, Ji Eun; Elliott, Stuart – OECD Publishing, 2015
The "OECD Skills Studies" series aims to provide a strategic approach to skills policies. It presents OECD internationally comparable indicators and policy analysis covering issues such as: quality of education and curricula; transitions from school to work; vocational education and training (VET); employment and unemployment; innovative…
Descriptors: Adults, Problem Solving, Computer Literacy, Computer Use
Smith, M. Cecil; Smith, Thomas J. – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2010
The present study examined data from a large, nationally representative sample--the National Assessment of Adult Literacy (NCES, 2007)--to examine how computer use and Internet-based literacy practices (use of e-mail, searching for information on the Internet, and Internet chatting) were related to prose, document, and quantitative literacy…
Descriptors: Ethnicity, Numeracy, Computers, Adult Literacy
Brogan, Ray F.; Habel, Eric W. – 1990
Issues in the ongoing evaluation of an innovative curriculum in an academic setting are discussed. The program provides instruction in computer literacy to a physically challenged clientele and to professionals from local service agencies who have disabilities. Data have been collected through survey questionnaires principally composed of Likert…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Computer Literacy, Curriculum Evaluation
Hicks, Marilyn M. – 1989
Methods of computerized adaptive testing using conventional scoring methods in order to develop a computerized placement test for the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) were studied. As a consequence of simulation studies during the first phase of the study, the multilevel testing paradigm was adopted to produce three test levels…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Adults, Algorithms, Computer Assisted Testing
Ridley, Dennis R.; And Others – 1995
CNU Online is the computer-managed instructional delivery system of Christopher Newport University (CNU) (Newport News, Virginia). Fully functional to deliver online courses since fall 1994, CNU Online has undergone a thorough assessment as required in its original assessment plan. In the 1994-95 school year, the online population did not differ…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adults, College Students, Computer Assisted Instruction
