Not just for the kids: Adult skills in the 21st century

Juliette Mendelovits; Dave Tout

Not just for the kids: Adult skills in the 21st century

Juliette Mendelovits, Dave Tout

Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)

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Abstract

The Programme for International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) is an international survey of adult skills that covers reading literacy, numeracy and problem-solving of 16-to-65-year-old adults. This paper focuses on the development and evolution of the reading and numeracy aspects of PIAAC and presents an overview of Australian performance in PIAAC, the social and economic outcomes associated with literacy and numeracy proficiency and the literacy and numeracy standards for graduating teachers.

Original language	English
Publication status	Published - 5 Aug 2019

Keywords

Adults
International surveys
Adult literacy
Generic skills
Numeracy
Reading skills
Basic skills
Competence
Definitions
Beginning teachers
Programme for International Assessment of Adult Competencies
PIAAC

Disciplines

Adult and Continuing Education
International and Comparative Education

Access to Document

https://research.acer.edu.au/research_conference/RC2019/5august/2

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