Tag: ALLS

PIAAC Versus ALLS And Other Incomprehensible Acronymns Used By Literacy And Numeracy People

Jan 13, 2015

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Graeme Smith

in ALEC, ALL, ALLS, Literacy, Numeracy, PIAAC, Survey

If you are up-skilling in the area of adult literacy and numeracy professional development you should have a basic awareness of the key adult LN initiatives that relate to your work as a whole and to learners in your programme. Initiatives can refer to projects, programmes, and schemes that are designed to increase the LN levels…
Let’s just sort out the confusion around steps versus levels when it comes to literacy and numeracy

Oct 30, 2014

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Graeme Smith

in Edtech, Education, Embed literacy and numeracy, Embed numeracy, Embedded numeracy, Embedding numeracy, Learning Progressions, Literacy and Numeracy, Literacy Numeracy Pro, Literacy Numeracy Professionals, LiteracyNumeracyPro.com, LNAAT, LNPro, Map the literacy demands, Map the numeracy demands, Mapping, NCALNE, NCALNE (Ed), NCALNE (Educator), NCALNE (Voc), NCALNE Lite, NCLANA, NDipALNE, New Zealand, New Zealand Context, Professional Development, Qualifications, Uncategorized

I didn’t create this confusion, but I’d like to clear it up… One of the things that people I meet seem constantly confused about is the difference between some very similar sounding language that we use in education, and in particular, in the field of literacy and numeracy, to describe things like skills. Here are…
Where to start if you’re developing your awareness of literacy and numeracy initiatives

Jun 4, 2012

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Graeme Smith

in Edtech, Education, Embed literacy and numeracy, Literacy and Numeracy, Maori Literacy, NCALNE, Online learning, Professional Development, Qualifications, Technology

If you are in education you are also in the business of literacy and numeracy. And you should have an awareness of key adult literacy and numeracy initiatives that relate to learners in your programme. Initiatives can refer to projects, programmes, and schemes that are designed to increase the literacy and numeracy levels of learners. These…
Who cares about literacy, numeracy, and other excuses for the crappy economy?

May 14, 2012

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Graeme Smith

in Economy, Education, Literacy and Numeracy, Productivity

In 1996 New Zealand took part in the International Adult Literacy Survey (IALS). This evolved into the Adult Literacy and Life Skills (ALLS) survey in 2006. Now in 2012, the survey has evolved again. The new acronym is PIAAC which stands for the Programme for International Assessment of Adult Competencies. The two earlier studies kicked…

Tag: ALLS

PIAAC Versus ALLS And Other Incomprehensible Acronymns Used By Literacy And Numeracy People

Let’s just sort out the confusion around steps versus levels when it comes to literacy and numeracy

Where to start if you’re developing your awareness of literacy and numeracy initiatives

Who cares about literacy, numeracy, and other excuses for the crappy economy?