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The Forthcoming Adult Literacy And Lifeskills (All) Survey, Dave Tout
The Forthcoming Adult Literacy And Lifeskills (All) Survey, Dave Tout
David (Dave) Tout
The Adult Literacy and Lifeskills (ALL) Survey is a large scale, comparative survey that goes beyond previous international studies. The skills to be measured are prose and document literacy, numeracy, and problem solving/analytical reasoning. Two other skill domains will also be measured: teamwork, and information and communication technology (ICT) literacy.
Numeracy Up Front : Behind The International Life Skills Survey, Dave Tout
Numeracy Up Front : Behind The International Life Skills Survey, Dave Tout
David (Dave) Tout
Numeracy is part of the International Life Skills Survey (ILSS) planned for the year 2002. This article discusses the work of the Numeracy Working Group of the ILSS and looks at the wealth of ideas and concepts behind these surveys of interest to the wider educational sector.