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Download full textEvans, Jeff – Adults Learning Mathematics, 2014
Results from the Survey of Adult Skills, also known as PIAAC (Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies), were recently made available for 24 participating countries. PIAAC involves several developments in relation to the earlier international "adult skills" surveys (IALS in the 1990s and ALL in the 2000s), notably…
Descriptors: Adults, Skills, Surveys, International Programs
Direct linkLowrie, Tom; Diezmann, Carmel M. – Australian Journal of Education, 2009
Mandatory numeracy tests have become commonplace in many countries, heralding a new era in school assessment. New forms of accountability and an increased emphasis on national and international standards (and benchmarks) have the potential to reshape mathematics curricula. It is noteworthy that the mathematics items used in these tests are rich in…
Descriptors: Testing Programs, Numeracy, Foreign Countries, Standardized Tests
