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Download full textSabatini, John – ETS Center for Research on Human Capital and Education, 2015
The results of the Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) survey paint a troubling portrait of the literacy skills of adults in the United States. The survey included a direct assessment of skills and was conducted in 23 countries with nationally representative samples of adults ages 16 through 65. Assessed were…
Descriptors: Reading Skills, Adult Literacy, Adults, Vocabulary
