International Comparisons of Adult Literacy and Numeracy Skills Over Time
Author : Saida Mamedova
Publisher :
Page : 2 pages
File Size : 32,82 MB
Release : 2021
Category : Education
ISBN :
Author : Saida Mamedova
Publisher :
Page : 2 pages
File Size : 32,82 MB
Release : 2021
Category : Education
ISBN :
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Publisher :
Page : 2 pages
File Size : 11,83 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Functional literacy
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Author : Elliot Lawes
Publisher :
Page : 35 pages
File Size : 23,82 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Functional literacy
ISBN : 9780478137910
The Adult Literacy and Life Skills (ALL) Survey: Overview and International Comparisons compares results from the 1996 International Adult Literacy Survey (IALS) with results from the 2006 ALL survey. It also looks at how New Zealand compares with some of the other ALL participants - Australia, Canada and the USA. Table of contents: * Overview * Key findings * Introduction * Results - literacy, numeracy and problem-solving in New Zealand * Results - international comparisons * Participation in up-skilling - international comparisons * Immigration - international comparisons * Glossary * References.
Author : Tett, Lyn
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Education (UK)
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 34,14 MB
Release : 2006-06-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 0335219373
This book explores the social practice of literacy, numeracy and language and its implications for teaching and learning adult basic skills. Leading international experts argue that literacy, numeracy and language are more than just a set of skills or techniques, but are shaped by the social and cultural context within which they are taking place; the meanings they have for users; and the purposes they serve. This shifts the focus from a narrow, functional and externally imposed definition of literacy, numeracy and language learning, to more open and numerous definitions that focus on what people do with their knowledge, understanding and skills in a range of contexts. Adult Literacy, Numeracy and Languageshows how the social practice approach to learning and teaching can be used to develop more inclusive views of adult literacy, numeracy and language. Bringing together the views of researchers, policy makers and practitioners, it helps readers to develop an understanding of contemporary policy developments and encourages them to examine their own practice as adult basic education teachers, in order to respond more effectively to the needs of their students. This book is a valuable resource for practitioners, researchers and students on courses in adult and continuing education (particularly basic skills), postgraduate students, and researchers in the field of post-compulsory education.
Author : T. Scott Murray
Publisher :
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 27,37 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Adult literacy
ISBN :
In December 1995, the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) and Statistics Canada jointly published the results of the first International Adult Literacy Survey (IALS). For this survey, representative samples of adults aged 16 to 65 were interviewed and tested in their homes in Canada, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United States. This report describes how the survey was conducted in each country and presents all available evidence on the extent of bias in each country's data. Potential sources of bias, including sampling error, non-sampling error, and the cultural appropriateness and construct validity of the assessment instruments, are discussed. The chapters are; (1) "Introduction" (Irwin S. Kirsch and T. Scott Murray); (2) "Sample Design" (Nancy Darcovich); (3) "Survey Response and Weighting" (Nancy Darcovich); (4) "Non-Response Bias" (Nancy Darcovich, Marilyn Binkley, Jon Cohen, Mats Myrberg, and Stefan Persson); (5) "Data Collection and Processing" (Nancy Darcovich and T. Scott Murray); (6) "Incentives and the Motivation To Perform Well" (Stan Jones); (7) "The Measurement of Adult Literacy" (Irwin S. Kirsch, Ann Jungeblut, and Peter B. Mosenthal); (8) "Validity Generalization of the Assessment across Countries" (Don Rock); (9) "An Analysis of Items with Different Parameters across Countries" (Marilyn R. Binkley and Jean R. Pignal); (10) "Scaling and Scale Linking" (Kentaro Yamamoto); (11) "Proficiency Estimation" (Kentaro Yamamoto and Irwin S. Kirsch); (12) "Plausibility of Proficiency Estimates" (Richard Shillington); and (13) "Nested-Factor Models for the Swedish IALS Data" (Bo Palaszewski). Fourteen appendixes contain supplemental information, some survey questionnaires, and additional documentation for various chapters. (Contains 94 tables, 12 figures, and 74 references.) (SLD)
Author : Stephen Reder
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 497 pages
File Size : 35,2 MB
Release : 2008-09-16
Category : Education
ISBN : 1135903298
Understanding the origins of poor literacy and numeracy skills in adulthood and how to improve them is of major importance when society places a high premium on proficiency in these basic skills. This edited collection brings together the results of recent longitudinal studies that greatly extend our knowledge of what works in raising skill levels, as well as the social and economic returns to improvement. Many fundamental research questions in adult education involve change over time: how adults learn, how program participation influences their acquisition of skills and knowledge, and how their educational development interacts with their social and economic performance. Although a growing number of longitudinal studies in adult basic education have recently been completed, this book is the first systematic compilation of findings and methods. Triangulating findings from different methodological perspectives and research designs, and across countries, this text produces convergence on key conclusions about the role of basic skills in the modern life course and the most effective ways of enhancing them.
Author : Keiko Yasukawa
Publisher : Springer
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 39,74 MB
Release : 2016-02-10
Category : Education
ISBN : 9463004440
Over the last two decades, an increasingly economistic discourse has dominated discussions about adult literacy and numeracy. This book provides critiques of, and alternative narratives to the dominant discourse. Authors provide tools and methodologies of critique, including ways of seeing how policies in the countries of focus come to be captured almost completely by the interests of business and industry, as well as how to critically interpret the data that policy makers use to justify their priorities. But adult literacy and numeracy practitioners and learners find spaces and places to pursue learning that matters for the lived experiences of adults and their communities. Beyond Economic Interests presents the struggles and achievements of practitioners and learners that lead the readers of the book to critically appreciate that a counter narrative to the purely economistic discourse of adult literacy and numeracy is much needed, and possible.
Author : Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Publisher : OCDE
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 23,14 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Adult education and state
ISBN : 9789264204898
This study identifies key lessons about the strategic objectives and directions which should form a frame for policy development in the US, including policy on adult learning and schooling.
Author : Katherine Safford-Ramus
Publisher : Springer
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 14,63 MB
Release : 2018-08-17
Category : Education
ISBN : 3319965026
This book is a selection of 15 papers developed by participants in ICME 13 held in Hamburg , presenting insights from the latest research on the andragogy of adult and lifelong learning of mathematics. It also investigates open questions, such as numeracy and mathematics skills, social and psychological influences on learning environments, as well as economic and political demands. The chapters offer examples, while at the same time highlighting important directions for further research. The book is divided into four parts: The first section provides an overview on the concept of “numeracy”, and the second focuses on adult students who are learning mathematics; the third part presents a teachers’ focus and the final part covers overarching themes. The book is of interest to classroom teachers, university teacher educators, and professional development providers.
Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 62 pages
File Size : 38,45 MB
Release : 2012-02-15
Category :
ISBN : 9264128859
The Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) is an international assessment of adult skills. The assessment framework provides an agreed definition of what should be measured and guide the construction and interpretation of tasks included in the assessment.