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Direct linkBillington, Mary Genevieve; Foldnes, Njål – Large-scale Assessments in Education, 2021
The basic cognitive skill of numeracy is a recognized form of human capital, associated with economic and social well being for individuals and for nations. In this study, we explore how occupational complexity relates to proficiency in numeracy, among adults in full-time employment. We operationalize occupational complexity by constructing three…
Descriptors: Correlation, Occupational Information, Difficulty Level, Basic Skills
Download full textGarcía-Valcárcel Muñoz-Repiso, Ana; Casillas Martín, Sonia; Basilotta Gómez-Pablos, Verónica – Journal of New Approaches in Educational Research, 2020
Digital competence is a basic skill for citizens and should be systematically assessed, taking into account characteristics such as knowledge, skills and attitudes. However, measuring and identifying the digital competence of students is still a major challenge. To this end, the indicator model (INCODIES) has been developed and validated following…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Basic Skills, Student Evaluation, Educational Indicators
Lindberg, Matti; Silvennoinen, Heikki – Comparative Education, 2018
This study compares the literacy and numeracy proficiencies of higher education (HE) degree holders in 21 OECD countries based on primary analysis of the national data sets collected via the OECD's Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) 2012 study. The differences in the graduates' average literacy and numeracy…
Descriptors: Literacy, Numeracy, Basic Skills, International Assessment
Massing, Natascha; Schneider, Silke L. – Large-scale Assessments in Education, 2017
Background: Educational qualifications and literacy skills are highly related. This is not surprising as it is one aim of educational systems to equip individuals with competencies necessary to take part in society. Because of this relationship educational qualifications are often used as a proxy for "human capital". However, from a…
Descriptors: Qualifications, Educational Attainment, Adult Literacy, Human Capital
Tarabini, Aina; Curran, Marta; Montes, Alejandro; Parcerisa, Lluís – Critical Studies in Education, 2018
The objective of the article is to examine what is 'taken for granted' in the policies designed to combat Early School Leaving (ESL) in Catalonia, identifying their implicit ontologies, causal assumptions and logics of action. In order to do so, the realist evaluation is applied. Specifically, this methodology has been applied to compare the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Dropout Prevention, Educational Policy, Case Studies
Jurado de los Santos, Pedro; Costa, Rebeca Soler – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2016
The work presented is part of a study that the research group CIFO (Research Team in Training for the Labour Market, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Barcelona) has carried out, relating to the training needs analysis and basic competences and skills in the environment of sheltered employment centres (SECs) in Catalonia (this study was…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Sheltered Workshops, Foreign Countries, Educational Needs
Iborra Urios, Montserrat; Ramirez Rangel, Eliana; Bringué Tomàs, Roger; Tejero Salvador, Javier; Cunill García, Fidel; Fité Piquer, Carles – Journal of Technology and Science Education, 2015
To fulfill the European Higher Education context in the subject of the Chemical Engineering Undergraduate Degree of University of Barcelona named "Chemical Engineering Experimentation II" team work, written and oral communication generic skills were developed and assessed by means of rubrics. In order to appraise the methodological…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Basic Skills, Skill Development
