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Heilmann, Lisanne – International Review of Education, 2020
International large-scale assessments like the Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competences (PIAAC) assess literacy and numeracy proficiency as abstract competences, assuming they are cognitive skills and therefore objectively and universally measurable. However, research into how people's lives are affected by notions of…
Descriptors: Adults, International Assessment, Literacy, Numeracy