Skills of Unemployed Adults
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skills, proficiency, data
The
purpose of this report is to present selected results from the first and second
rounds of the U.S. PIAAC household data collection (PIAAC 2012/2014). PIAAC reports five
proficiency levels for literacy and numeracy and four levels for problem
solving in technology-rich environments. This report also provides an
international average for scale scores and proficiency levels for variables
that are internationally comparable. The following are appended: (1) Members of
the PIAAC Subject Matter Expert Groups; (2) PIAAC Scales and Proficiency-Level
Descriptions; and (3) Methodology and Technical Notes.
Rampey, B. D.,
Finnegan, R., Goodman, M., Mohadjer, L., Krenzke, T., Hogan, J., &
Provansik, S. (2016). Skills of U.S. unemployed, young, and older adults in sharper focus:
Results from the program for the international assessment of adult competencies
(PIAAC) 2012/2014. First look.
Washington, D.C.:
National Center for Education Statistics. http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED565447.pdf
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