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Category: Survey of Adult Skills

How computer-based tests are enriching education research

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.

computers, methodology, PIAAC, Survey of Adult Skills, testing

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.

literacy, parenting, single parent families, Survey of Adult Skills

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

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