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Adult Literacy in OECD Countries: Technical Report on the First International Adult Literacy Survey.
Download full textMurray, T. Scott; Kirsch, Irwin S.; Jenkins, Lynn B. – 1998
In December 1995, the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) and Statistics Canada jointly published the results of the first International Adult Literacy Survey (IALS). For this survey, representative samples of adults aged 16 to 65 were interviewed and tested in their homes in Canada, France, Germany, the Netherlands,…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Adults, Foreign Countries, International Studies
Jenkins, Lynn B.; Kirsch, Irwin S. – 1994
The Ohio Adult Literacy Survey, like the National Adult Literacy Survey of which it is a part, aimed to characterize adults' literacy skills in English based on their performance on diverse tasks that reflect the types of materials and demands they encounter in their daily lives. To gather information on the literacy skills of adults in Ohio,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Literacy, Adults, Basic Skills
