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Adult Transitions to Learning in the USA: What Do PIAAC Survey Results Tell Us?
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Margaret Becker Patterson; Usha G. Paulson – Journal of Research and Practice for Adult Literacy, Secondary, and Basic Education, 2016
The Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) assessed literacy, numeracy, and technology-related skills of adults and found skill levels of US adults are well below the international average. In a world where advanced skills are requisite to workplace competitiveness, low skills are a danger sign. An initial PIAAC…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Lifelong Learning, Learning Strategies, Demography
Adult Transitions to Learning in the USA: What Do PIAAC Survey Results Tell Us? Commissioned Paper
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Margaret Becker Patterson; Usha G. Paulson – Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies, 2015
In October 2013, early findings from the Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) showed that skill levels of U.S. adults are well below the international average and vary substantially according to education background, and that half of U.S. adults do not complete a postsecondary degree. A question remains: do adults…
Descriptors: Adults, Adult Learning, Lifelong Learning, Learning Strategies
The Health, Mobility & Safety Lab at San Francisco State University.
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Yee, Darlene; Melichar, Joseph F. – 1994
The purpose of this research project at San Francisco State University was to develop and evaluate integrated assessment and intervention strategies to locate the "at risk" older driver and remediate deficits in knowledge or skills about driving and traffic safety. The identification of the "at risk" older driver should suggest…
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Adult Learning, Attitude Measures, Driver Education