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Buried Or Not? What’S Happened To Numeracy?, David Tout
Buried Or Not? What’S Happened To Numeracy?, David Tout
David (Dave) Tout
International surveys reveal a worrying decline in adult numeracy development. Dave Tout makes the case for a renewed focus.
Comparison Of Piaac And Pisa Frameworks For Numeracy And Mathematical Literacy, Iddo Gal, David Tout
Comparison Of Piaac And Pisa Frameworks For Numeracy And Mathematical Literacy, Iddo Gal, David Tout
David (Dave) Tout
This paper describes key aspects of the frameworks for the assessment of adult numeracy and mathematical literacy in PIAAC and PISA, which are OECD two flagship programs for international comparative assessment of competencies. The paper examines commonalities and differences in how the constructs of adult numeracy and mathematical literacy were assessed in PIAAC and PISA, and sketches selected challenges associated with interpretation of results from these surveys.
What’S The Story? Making Sense Of Conflicting Literacy And Numeracy Results, Juliette Mendelovits
What’S The Story? Making Sense Of Conflicting Literacy And Numeracy Results, Juliette Mendelovits
Juliette Mendelovits
No abstract provided.
Australia’S Performance In Pisa And Piaac – Key Messages For Education And Training, Sue Thomson, Dave Tout
Australia’S Performance In Pisa And Piaac – Key Messages For Education And Training, Sue Thomson, Dave Tout
David (Dave) Tout
No abstract provided.
Australia’S Performance In Pisa And Piaac – Key Messages For Education And Training, Sue Thomson, Dave Tout
Australia’S Performance In Pisa And Piaac – Key Messages For Education And Training, Sue Thomson, Dave Tout
Dr Sue Thomson
No abstract provided.
Australia’S Performance In Pisa And Piaac – Key Messages For Education And Training, Sue Thomson, Dave Tout
Australia’S Performance In Pisa And Piaac – Key Messages For Education And Training, Sue Thomson, Dave Tout
Dr Sue Thomson
No abstract provided.
Lessons Learnt From International Assessments: Part 2., Dave Tout
Lessons Learnt From International Assessments: Part 2., Dave Tout
David (Dave) Tout
This article discusses an often overlooked value of international assessments - they provide an insight and description of task development and complexity that teachers can refer to when creating their own classroom tasks and assessment. It focuses on the Adult Literacy and Life Skills Survey and the Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies.