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PIAAC literacy: a conceptual framework

Governments and other stakeholders are increasingly interested in assessing the skills of their adult populations i... Show more
Governments and other stakeholders are increasingly interested in assessing the skills of their adult populations in order to monitor how well prepared they are for the challenges of the modern knowledge-based society. The current paper provides an overview of the conceptual framework guiding the development of the assessment of literacy in the OECD’s Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC). It builds upon earlier conceptions of literacy from the International Adult Literacy Survey (IALS) in the 1990s and the Adult Literacy and Life Skills Survey (ALL) in 2003 and 2006 to facilitate an appropriate assessment of the broad range of literacy skills required for the 21st century. The framework broadens the definition of literacy to make it relevant to the information age, in particular, by including the skills of reading in digital environments.
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Authors: Jones, Stan; Gabrielsen, Egil; Hagston, Jan; Linnakyla, Pirjo ... [+] Show more

Corporate authors: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) ... [+] Show more

Date: 2009

Resource type: Report, paper or authored book

Series name: OECD education working papers

Subjects: Assessment; Governance; Literacy ... [+] Show more

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PIAAC literacy: a conceptual framework