Computer-based testing has significantly increased the amount of information that researchers can collect from respondents, and promises to improve our understanding and interpretation of test scores.
Category: Survey of Adult Skills
Key publications on education and skills coming up in 2019
Andreas Schleicher looks forward to a busy year at the OECD Directorate for Education and Skills.
What is the relationship between literacy and single-parent families?
Single parenthood is an increasingly common phenomenon across many OECD countries. But little is known about how a single parent’s literacy proficiency and cognitive ability are related to children’s education results.
How much will the literacy level of working-age people change from now to 2022?
by François Keslair Statistician, Directorate for Education and Skills Taken as a whole, the OECD’s Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) … More
Why it matters if you can’t read this
by Tanja BastianicStatistician, Directorate for Education and Skills Adults who lack basic skills – literacy and numeracy – are penalised … More
Why are immigrants less proficient in literacy than native-born adults?
by Theodora XenogianiSenior Policy Analyst, OECD Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs Why is it that highly educated migrants … More