ALL is happening with numeracy : a new international survey of adults' numeracy and mathematics skill levels.

Dave Tout

ALL is happening with numeracy : a new international survey of adults' numeracy and mathematics skill levels.

Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)

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Abstract

An international survey of the numeracy abilities of adults was part of the Adult Literacy and Lifeskills (ALLS) survey conducted in Australia in 2006 and the start of 2007. This paper includes information on the construct behind the numeracy component of the survey, including the complexity scheme that attempts to predict the difficulty of test items, and reports on the initial data from the first wave of countries, highlighting the important role that numeracy plays in both human and social capital terms. First Australian results are due out in late 2007.

Original language	English
Publication status	Published - 2007
Event	Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers (AAMT) - Duration: 1 Jan 2007 → …

Conference

Conference	Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers (AAMT)
Period	1/01/07 → …

Keywords

Adult literacy
International studies
Mathematics
Numeracy
Surveys
Tests

Disciplines

Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research

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